Etzella Ettelbruck took a close 74-70 road win over T71 Dudelange B in the M-U14 Division 3 phase finale, a result that lifted ETZ three places to 3rd while T71B stayed 4th.
The game was shaped by long momentum swings. Coach Dragana Zoric's team opened with an 8-0 burst, driven by Jahleeon Rocha Carvalho and Lenny Weber, and led 19-13 after one quarter. The second period was decisive for a long stretch: ETZ produced a 12-0 run from 19-15 to 31-15, then another 11 unanswered points from 33-19 to 44-19. That gave Ettelbruck a 44-21 halftime advantage, and their biggest lead reached 25 points early in the third at 46-21.
T71B answered strongly. Coach Carlo Muller's side won the third quarter 28-12 and turned the game with a 12-0 run from 35-53 to 47-53. Nikola Bugarski (Season PPG: 7.08), a 12-year-old captain from Serbia, gave T71B scoring punch with 18 points, including a strong third-quarter sequence. Lorenzo Magoum (Season PPG: 15.00) added 17, Lucas Mutambayi Tshibambi (Season PPG: 6.67) 14, and Jim Resl (Season PPG: 8.42) 8.
In the fourth, T71B came as close as 60-62 and later 68-71 and 70-73. Magoum reaching five fouls late hurt that chase. ETZ still had the key answer each time, with Rocha Carvalho (Season PPG: 30.33) closing the game and finishing with 33 points, while Weber (Season PPG: 15.36) added 27, matching his season high. Rocha Carvalho and Weber combined for 60 of ETZ's 74 points, the clear difference in a game that changed rhythm several times.
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