Wednesday-recap: Pikes and Esch enter semi-finals, Arantia-pros with incredible performances

On Wednesday-evening, a complete was played in the men’s play-offs (3 games) while 2 very important games were played in the play-down.

After the second game-day in the play-offs, Esch and the Musel Pikes enter the semi-finals. However, they will play for the first place in the standings over the next weeks after the short break (national team games).

PLAY-OFFS:

Musel Pikes – Etzella 103:88
– Kinney fouled out of the game after 1 minute played in the third quarter.
– Garrett and Holland combined for 54 pointsm Welter added 11.
– Harrell had a game-high 39 points.
– Pikes qualify for the semi-finals

T71 – Heffingen 63:76
– Drakeford had a game-high 24 points while “Nelly“ Stephens had a big double-double against his former team (14 points, 18 rebounds)
– T71 only made 6 out 33 3-point-shots.

Racing – Basket Esch 72:79
– Racing trails Heffingen and Etzella by 2 points right now!
– Jackson-Cartwright had a game-high 25 points and 8 assists, Rugg added 22, Rodenbourg had 11 points.
– Esch qualifies for the semi-finals.

PLAY-DOWN:

Résidence – Zolwer 74:81
– Stephens had 25 points and 10 rebounds for Zolwer, Heuschling added 15
– Bivins and Neal combined for 60 points
–> Zolwer reduces the deficit to their direct opponent to 1 point after starting the promotion group with 2 wins!

Arantia – Amicale 112:99
– Arantia earns a big win behind a monster-performance by Willett, he had 43 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists! Armond Davis added a game-high 45 points. Both professional players combined for 88 points, an incredible amount.
– Amicale is now in a very difficult position in the fight against relegation, they trail Arantia by 3 points and are in bad shape of earning the direct comparison after this loss.

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Par FLBB , le 12/02/2020 à 22:26