Mambra Mamer overpowered Etzella Ettelbruck 80-49 in Deichwisen/Central, steadily widening the gap quarter by quarter. Etzella opened 3-0 and 5-2 through a three from Mustafa Yakta Inal (13, TUR), but Mamer answered with Mathieu Moccia and Pierre Frieden to close Q1 at 13-17. The visitors controlled the second frame: Owen Coombes scored first, then Ayoub Saoudaoui delivered a burst with a three and multiple drives, helping set a 23-34 halftime lead.
After the break, captain Khan Eyal N'Guessan (12, FRA) sparked an 8-2 start with back-to-back baskets and two free throws, pushing the margin to 25-42. Etzella's rotation took a hit when Lenn Dos Santos (Season PPG: 8.50) fouled out mid-third. By the end of Q3 it was 37-54, and Mamer kept pressing in the fourth: Pharrell André Demougin hit twice, Frieden and Moccia added inside points, and N'Guessan closed the door. The visitors finished on a 10-0 run, reaching the night's largest lead at +31.
Mamer's balance was decisive: N'Guessan 16, Moccia 14 (Season PPG: 15.63), Saoudaoui 12 (including the game's lone three for MAM), Frieden 10; Tammo Becker and Konstantinos Mazarakis added 7 each. Mamer piled up 33 two-point field goals and converted 11 free throws to Etzella's 4. For Etzella, Inal led with 19 (Season PPG: 14.50) and captain Lenny Weber added 14 (Season PPG: 13.71); Marc Liam Hetto and Dos Santos chipped in 6.
Coach Arnaud Stirn's side controlled the paint and the tempo after halftime, while Dragana Zoric's team couldn't sustain its early start. Mamer also snapped a three-game losing spell and climbs to 4th in the standings (+2), as Etzella slips to 5th (-1).
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