The first game day in the men’s play-offs (1/4-finals) started on Saturday evening with 3 games.
Amicale Steinsel – AB Contern 87:71
– Amicale leads the series 1:0
– The hosts jumped out to an early lead behind Konen who hit 5 of 5 threes in the first half, Amicale led 47:32 at the break
– Bob Melcher left the game early in the second quarter with a sprained ankle
– Guillozet and Cartaino scored 30 out of 32 points for Contern in the first half
– Alex Reese led Amicale with 28 points, Konen added 21
– The second game of the series will be played on Wednesday in Contern
Basket Esch – Résidence Walfer 91:80
– Jordan Hicks hot a hot hand early in the game and Esch took the lead, but Résidence kept the score close in the second quarter
– Esch hit 4 threes (2x Rugg, 1x Grün and Hicks) to start the second half and created a decisive lead
– Hicks led Esch with 31 points, Clancy Rugg added 16 points and 10 rebounds, Oliver Vujakovic had a game-high 34 points
– The second game of the series will be played on Thursday in Walferdange
T71 Dudelange – Sparta Bertrange 74:72
– T71 leads the series 1:0
– Sparta had a chance to tie or win the game (video)
– Jimmie Taylor led T71 with 21 points, Kevin Moura added 19 points
– The second game of the series will be played on Wednesday in Bertrange
On Sunday, the 4th game of the game day was played in Ettelbruck.
Etzella Ettelbruck – Arantia Larochette 93:90 (overtime)
– The game was decided in overtime, Etzella leads the series 1:0
– Arantia had a chance to win the game in regulation and to tie it in overtime, but Overton missed both attempts (videos)
– Philippe Gutenkauf led Etzella with 26 points and had the game-tying field goal in regulation (video), Etzella hit 13 threes and overcame a game-high 29 points by Overton and 23 points by Derek Wilson
– The second game of the series will be played on Wednesday in Larochette
