Etzella Ettelbruck overturned a 12-point deficit in the fourth to beat Entente RES AMI 77-68 at deichwisen/central, moving to 3-0 and staying top of M-U18 Division 1. The game swung violently: ETZ stormed out 27-15 after Q1, ERA replied 12-23 in Q2 to trail 39-38 at half, then controlled Q3 (12-22) behind perimeter shot-making to lead 51-60. When Tim Geisen buried another triple to open Q4 (51-63), ERA held its biggest lead. From there, ETZ closed on a 26-5 run, including a decisive 15-0 burst that flipped 54-65 into 69-65.
Marvin Delgado Dos Santos powered ETZ with 27 points (8 2s, 3 3s, 2 FTs), repeatedly finding lanes in the last quarter and hitting the go-ahead three. Noah Wolter added 15 and was steady at the line (4 FTs), while Lenny Lopes Morais chipped in 14, sealing the surge with a three and two late free throws. Charel Wilmes had 10 despite an early unsportsmanlike foul, and Giovanni Palermo Cardoso scored 11, including a key corner three during the comeback. Under coach Nelson Delgado, ETZ finished with 20 made 2s, 9 made 3s and 10 free throws.
ERA lived from the arc through three quarters. Geisen led all visitors with 24, hitting six threes and puncturing ETZ's defense in Q3. Nicolas Roque do Amaral (17, PRT) scored 15, and Elvio Alissoutin (16, FRA) added 13 with aggressive slashes and trips to the line, but he reached four fouls and ERA's rhythm faded late. Riley Wohl had 8 inside touches. ERA totaled 17 made 2s, 10 made 3s, but only 4 free throws.
Key moments: ERA strung together a 7-0 run to seize the lead mid-Q3, then extended it to 50-60 with back-to-back threes (and 51-63 early Q4). ETZ answered with threes by Delgado Dos Santos, Palermo and Lopes Morais in quick succession, turning defense into early offense and closing it out. Coach Thorsten Freiheit's side falls to 0-3, now chasing its first win after three straight losses.
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