Game day 18 is on the schedule this weekend in the men’s LBBL.
After a key victory on Wednesday, AB Contern can make if a perfect week with another victory on the road against the Musel Pikes. If Contern can win this game, a participation in the play-offs is very close. If we take a look at the standings, it gets clear that Sparta is the team that some teams will try to catch over the final 5 game days. However, the team from Bertrange is in a strong position, especially if it can add a victory against the Kordall Steelers on Sunday.
On top of the standings, Amicale will try to defend the first place, Etzella is sitting in Amicale’s neck and is waiting for a loss by the league’s top team. The team from Steinsel is in a strong position because they earn the tie breaker against Ettelbruck. Behind the top duo, a lot remains possible, the seedings for the places 3-7 will become interesting over the next weeks. At the moment, Dudelange and Esch have the « home court » place in the standings, but can not take their foot off the gas as Résidence, Arantia and Contern will try to jump up places in the standings. On Saturday, Résidence can tie in the standings with T71 with a victory on the road. Walfer clearly won the first duell by 21 points (92:71).
Saturday:
20:00 Musel Pikes – AB Contern
20:00 Arantia Larochette – Amicale Steinsel
20:15 T71 Dudelange – Résidence Walfer
20:30 Gréngewald Hueschtert – Etzella Ettelbruck
Sunday:
17:00 Mambra Mamer – Basket Esch
17:30 Kordall Steelers – Sparta Bertrange
The standings:
| Team | GP* | Record | Points |
| Amicale Steinsel | 17 | 14:3 | 31 |
| Etzella Ettelbruck | 17 | 13:4 | 30 |
| Basket Esch | 17 | 11:6 | 28 |
| T71 Dudelange | 17 | 11:6 | 28 |
| Résidence Walfer | 17 | 10:7 | 27 |
| Arantia Larochette | 17 | 9:8 | 26 |
| AB Contern | 17 | 9:8 | 26 |
| Sparta Bertrange | 17 | 7:10 | 24 |
| Mambra Mamer | 17 | 6:11 | 23 |
| Gréngewald Hueschtert | 18 | 5:13 | 23 |
| Kordall Steelers | 18 | 4:14 | 22 |
| Musel Pikes | 17 | 4:13 | 21 |
GP* = games played
8 teams will enter the play-offs after 22 game days
In the women’s LBBL, game day 16 is on the schedule. All 4 games will be played on Saturday. Unbeaten league leader Gréngewald has already clinched first place before the start of the play-offs. The team wants to contineu the impressive streak against at home against Amicale Steinsel. The main question over the last 3 game days will be where clubs will finish the ranking because this will have an influence on the game scheduling for the 5 play-off games. Amicale, Contern and Wiltz will each try to climb to the 4rd place in order to have home court advantage over both opponents in the play-off round.
Saturday:
18:00 T71 Dudelange – AS Zolwer
18:00 Musel Pikes – AB Contern
18:30 Gréngewald Hueschtert – Amicale Steinsel
18:30 Sparta Bertrange – Les Sangliers Wiltz
