Etzella Ettelbruck, the leader of the final phase, stayed unbeaten with a 67-40 road win over third-placed T71 Dudelange C. Coach Romain Beckers' team also completed a 2-0 season sweep against T71 after the earlier 69-48 success.
The game changed sharply by phase. ETZ led only 11-9 after the first quarter, then T71 produced its best stretch in the second. From 13-20 down, the home side answered with an 18-4 surge to move in front 31-24 at halftime. Taissy Costa Pego (Season PPG: 6.43) was central in that spell, while Zoé Damas Magalhaes (Season PPG: 4.86) and Pia Bermes (Season PPG: 3.47) added useful scoring.
Etzella flipped the game immediately after the break. A 10-0 run turned 24-31 into 34-31, with Jil Ries (Season PPG: 13.67) and Hannah Maes (Season PPG: 17.00) driving the comeback. Costa Pego briefly tied it at 34-34 with T71's only three-pointer, but ETZ closed the third quarter ahead 42-36.
The fourth quarter was one-sided at 25-4. Etzella opened the period with 14 unanswered points across the end of the third and start of the fourth, stretching the score from 36-42 to 36-56. After two T71 baskets cut it to 40-56, the visitors finished on an 11-0 run.
Ries led all scorers with 20 points, Maes added 18, and Jill Maes (Season PPG: 9.00) scored 12. Hannah Johanns (Season PPG: 4.00) gave ETZ 6 more. For T71, Costa Pego had 12. T71's late task became harder with Melina Melanda (Season PPG: 3.13) and Fiona Loes (Season PPG: 4.40) both fouling out.
It was Etzella's fourth straight win after a long losing start, while T71 dropped a fourth game in a row.
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