At oberanven/central, Etzella Ettelbruck overpowered Gréngewald Hueschtert 93-65 in a friendly, built on a blistering perimeter display and well-timed runs. ETZ opened with a 30-point first quarter (15-30) and, after GRE briefly rallied with a 9-0 burst to 26-35 in Q2, the visitors answered with a decisive 16-0 run to reach 26-51 at the half.
Gréngewald struck back after the break with a 10-0 start to 38-51 and later closed to 48-55, but ETZ slammed the door with a 17-2 surge to 53-75 by the end of the third. From there, the gap ballooned to a highest lead of 28 at the finish.
ETZ's long-range shooting was the storyline: 20 made three-pointers. Billy Ray McDaniel Jr. (41, 1.96m, USA) led with 21 points, aided by Frédéric Gutenkauf (32, 1.83m) on 15 and five triples, and Philippe Gutenkauf (30, 1.83m) adding 16. Thomas Henkel (32, 1.90m, DEU) hit three threes for 10, while 16-year-old Marvin Delgado dos Santos chipped in 10. For GRE, Dareial Corrione Franklin (33, USA) had 15, Laurent Majerus (35, 2.04m) 12 including a personal 4-0 to start Q4 and Nicolas Saquan Parrish (26, USA) 11. GRE's best spell came in bursts, but coach Gavin Alexander Love's ETZ regrouped around a timeout and controlled the rhythm to the end.
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