4 games were played in the men’s Total League on Saturday-evening. In the top game, T71 was able to grab a win at home against leader Etzella. The team from Dudelange keeps its chances alive to finish the regular season as the number one seeded team.
Musel Pikes – Amicale 67:75
– The season ends for both teams
– Theisen scored 26 points and 12 rebounds for Amicale
– Ottey, who had a game-high 29 points, took of for a nice dunk in transition (video)
T71 – Etzella 93:72
– Etzella played without professional player Burgett, Jairo Delgado and Yann Wolff
– T71 started strong and had an early lead (32:18)
– Behind a strong Ivan Delgado, the shorthanded Etzella fought back into the game and T71 only took a 7-point-lead into the last quarter, but Etzella only scored 7 points in the final period
– Harris had a monster game (32 points, 21 rebounds) while Muller added a big double-double (15/15), Ivan Delgado finished with 26 points for the guests
– T71 wins the direct comparison and therefore can still finish the regular season as the number one seeded team, they will have to win their 3 remaining games
Basket Esch – Hefffingen 103:61
– Ben Kovac made his return for Basket Esch, he joined the team after this season in the Netherlands was finished
– Coach Lautié returned to the bench
– Miles Jackson-Cartwright played for Basket Esch next to Clancy Rugg, Jordan Hicks did not play
– 6 Esch-players scored 11+ points, Monteiro had a nice dunk (video)
– Jones led Heffingen with 15 points, Denell Stephens did not play
– The season is over for Heffingen
– Joel Thesen (who missed the last games with an injury) will end his career after 16 seasons in Heffingen’s first team
AB Contern – Telstar 101:57
– Professional player Shahid, who left the last game with an injury, sat out this game
– Andjelkovic led Contern with 33 points, Goebel (17 points) and Kerschen (15 points, 18 rebounds) led Telstar
The games Racing – Arantia and Sparta – Résidence were canceled due to the Covid-19-virus.
Picture: Basket Esch / Raymond Camporese
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