Etzella Ettelbruck edged AB Contern 78-74 in a tight MU14 Division 2 Phase 2 game in Contern/central, snapping Contern's sevengame winning run and climbing to 4th place (+1) while Contern stays 2nd.
Game evolution
- Q1: Etzella set the tone early through Mustafa Yakta Inal and captain Jahleeon Nascimento Rocha Carvalho, taking a 1914 lead.
- Q2: The visitors authored the key surge, a 120 run from 1419 to 1431 (Inal/Carvalho/Dos Santos), and reached halftime up 3829.
- Q3: Contern rallied behind 13yearold Max Muller, repeatedly finding the rim to trim the gap to two possessions by the horn (5056). Contern's André Ferreira collected a string of fouls in this stretch, which hurt rotations.
- Q4: Samuel Bevilacqua opened with a three (5356), but Carvalho answered with five straight points (a triple and a drive) for 5563. Contern's push resumed late: Muller buried two threes and scored 6 of the last 9 home points to make it 7674. A technical on coach Jeff Bevilacqua gifted Etzella a point earlier in the quarter (6368), and Carvalho's late free throws settled it at 7874.
Top performers
- Etzella: Jahleeon Nascimento Rocha Carvalho (32; Season PPG: 30.00) carried the offense and hit the closing free throws; Mustafa Yakta Inal (17; Season PPG: 14.86), 13, TUR, was a constant target inside; Lenn Dos Santos (9; Season PPG: 8.56) added timely scores. Liam Anakin Leefers (12, NLD) chipped in during the thirdquarter response.
- Contern: Max Muller (39; Season PPG: 36.44) drove the comeback with a dominant second half; Gabriel Rasque Schmitt (15; Season PPG: 11.11) and Felix Zoller (11; Season PPG: 10.56) supported the run. Bevilacqua (7; Season PPG: 8.67) later fouled out, removing a key scorer in the closing phase.
Etzella once led by as many as 17 (1431) and, under coach Dragana Zoric, withstood Contern's charge. For Etzella, this is a welcome win after a series of losses; Contern, led by coach Jeff Bevilacqua, remains firmly in the championship mix.
(AI generated)