Etzella Ettelbruck opened Phase 2 with a controlled 74-62 home win over Amicale Steesel at deichwisen/central, ending Etzella's five-game skid. The visitors struck first (0-4), but Etzella answered 6-0 and closed the first quarter 18-12. The advantage held steady through halftime (32-24), built on balanced scoring from the hosts' core.
The third quarter brought the game's key swing: Mustafa Yakta Inal (13, TUR) went on a personal roll with a string of free throws and inside finishes, accounting for all of Etzella's points over several possessions and keeping Amicale at arm's length despite an Amicale push from Harons Rafaels Faduls and Phil Linckels. It was 52-45 after three. To start the fourth, Etzella delivered a 9-0 run (three straight baskets by Lenn Dos Santos, Jahleeon Nascimento Rocha Carvalho and Lenny Weber, then two Weber free throws) to 61-45, the night's largest margin (+16). Linckels briefly reignited Amicale with seven points in a row to 63-52, but Etzella closed through Rocha Carvalho and Weber.
Etzella's trio carried the load: Inal scored 22 and later fouled out, Weber added 21 (three triples, timely fourth-quarter free throws) and captain Rocha Carvalho poured in 20 with eight made two-pointers. Dos Santos chipped in 7, including the momentum three to open the fourth. For Amicale, Faduls (13) led with 16, Linckels had 13 (including that 7-point burst), Levi Lepage Post scored 10, and Maxime Kapgen added 9.
Coach Dragana Zoric's team now sits 2nd (+3) in the classification; Amicale of coach Danièle Stoffel-Adam is 5th. Etzella's three main scorers combined for 63 of the 74 points, a decisive edge on a night defined by timely runs and game control.
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Etzella Ettelbruck 
Amicale Steesel 
