AS Soleuvre controlled the middle of the game to win 75-64 at deichwisen/central and move to 2-0 (2nd, +2 in the table). Etzella drops to 0-2 (6th). Etzella opened well (17-12, Q1), with Jahleeon Nascimento Rocha Carvalho (ETZ) aggressive from the tip.
The game flipped in the second quarter. After an Etzella timeout at 17-17, Lou Lahure (SOL), 13, strung together 7 straight points on a free throw and back-to-back threes to make it 17-23, and Phillipe Vieira Geraldes (SOL) added consecutive triples (22-30). Soleuvre took the period 24-7 to lead 36-24 at half. Etzella's Mustafa Yakta Inal (ETZ) picked up multiple fouls in quick succession in that spell, which blunted the hosts' presence in the lane.
Coach Dragana Zoric's team answered in the third. Down 35-48, Etzella produced a 9-0 surge after a timeout, sparked by Lenn Dos Santos (ETZ), Rocha Carvalho (ETZ) and Marc Liam Hetto (ETZ), to get within 44-48. Coach Roland Biever's side steadied behind Vieira Geraldes and Timeo Weber (SOL), rebuilding a 55-46 cushion entering the fourth.
Soleuvre pushed the lead to a game-high +14 at 70-56 on Vieira Geraldes' three and Weber's finishes. Etzella's last push (Rocha Carvalho to 64-72) was met by a decisive Leo Loesch (SOL) three for 64-75.
Numbers tell the story: both teams hit six threes, but Soleuvre dominated inside with 26 two-point field goals (Etzella 18). Etzella had the edge at the line (10 made vs 5). Top scorers Soleuvre: Vieira Geraldes (34), Lahure (17), Weber (10), Loesch (7). Etzella: Rocha Carvalho (25), Dos Santos (13), Hetto (10), Inal (10). Foul trouble hovered over Dos Santos (4) and Inal (4), while Weber (SOL) also finished on 4.
Soleuvre is on a two-game winning roll to start Phase 1; Etzella is still looking for its first win.
(AI generated)