First-placed Etzella Ettelbruck, coached by Dragana Zoric, stayed perfect in the Phase finale at 10-0 and stretched its winning streak to ten games with a 98-48 home win over Kordall Steelers. Etzella also completed the season sweep after the earlier 75-43 success. Kordall took a second straight loss, although the team moved up one place to 5th.
The game was decided very early. After a 2-2 start, Etzella went on a 9-0 run and never gave control back. The first quarter ended 28-6, with the home side already dominating near the basket. The pattern continued in the second period: Etzella pushed from 32-6 to 42-6, then answered Kordall's small reaction with the last 6 points of the half for a 52-16 lead.
The main offensive force came from Jill Maes (Season PPG: 19.00) and 12-year-old Leni Kreins (Season PPG: 17.50). Maes, Etzella's captain, scored 35, while Kreins added 37; both reached their season high. Emma Klein (Season PPG: 19.90) contributed 10. Etzella's scoring profile was very clear: 46 made two-point baskets, 6 made free throws, no three-pointers.
Kordall's best passage came late in the third quarter. Ema Babacic (Season PPG: 17.47) scored 7 points in a row as the visitors finished the period with a 7-0 burst, trimming the margin to 84-37 after 30 minutes. Babacic finished with 21 points. Esperanza Beatrice Demeusy Rotolo (Season PPG: 6.78) added 9, including Kordall's only three-pointer, and captain Sybélia Schmitz (Season PPG: 5.31) had 8, with 6 consecutive points in the second quarter. The last quarter was more balanced, but Etzella still lifted the gap to its highest point at 50.
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