Fourth-placed Etzella Ettelbruck B, coached by Guillaume Torres, beat second-placed T71 Dudelange B 89-57 and levelled the season series at 1-1 after the heavy loss in the first meeting.
T71B started better and led 21-18 after the opening quarter. Leo Muller (Season PPG: 6.52) was important in that phase, scoring 7 straight points late in the period. ETZB changed the rhythm in the second quarter. An 8-0 run turned 18-21 into 26-21, and after T71B worked back to 31-31, Ettelbruck answered with 9 unanswered points to create a 40-33 halftime advantage.
Sandro Ceresi's team still had a reaction after the break. Felix Schanen scored first, then Ben Jemming (Season PPG: 5.82) hit back-to-back threes to bring T71B to 42-41. That was the key warning moment for the home side. ETZB replied immediately with an 18-5 stretch to close the third quarter at 60-46, with Bastian Torres (Season PPG: 11.33) and Yoann Ngan (Season PPG: 6.57) setting the tone.
The last quarter was clearly controlled by ETZB, 29-11, and the highest lead reached 32 points. Torres, the 15-year-old French captain, finished with 28 points, built from 8 made free throws, 7 made two-pointers and 2 made threes. Ngan added 19, Rafael Caroux (Season PPG: 10.70) had 13, and Yona Posing (Season PPG: 6.89) contributed 11.
For T71B, Jamie Papa Muller (Season PPG: 8.09) scored 13, Lee Weyland (Season PPG: 9.42) had 9, and Muller added 8. Daris Adrovic (Season PPG: 13.23) fouled out in the third quarter, which reduced Dudelange's offensive options in the decisive phase.
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