On Saturday evening, the LBBL restarted with the 15th game day in the men’s LBBL and the 14th game day in the women’s LBBL.
MEN:
Musel Pikes – AS Zolwer 70:60
– The Pikes used a strong third quarter (24:8) to create a lead
– The Pikes improve to 6:9 and stay in a decent position in the play-off race while Zolwer’s record falls to 2:13
Sparta Bertrange – US Heffingen 102:85
– First game for Heffingen’s new coach Juan Manuel Nardini and professional player Cory Johnson
– Lavone Holland led Sparta with 29 points, Max Logelin added 19
– Sparta has a 5:10 record, Heffingen remains last in the standings (1:14)
T71 Dudelange – Gréngewald Hueschtert 87:73
– Jimmie Taylor (26 points) and Joé Kalmes (23) lead Dudelange to a win at home
– T71 improves to 11:4 while Gréngewald has a 5:10 record after this game
Résidence Walfer – AB Contern 93:111
– First game for Henry Pwono with his new team, Résidence played without Kreps and Robert-Francois
– Contern was on fire from behind the arc and scored a season high in points
– Résidence has a 10:5 record wile Contern improves to 7:8
Amicale Steinsel – Basket Esch 95:80
– Alex Reese (22) and Jonas Theisen (21) led Amicale
– Clancy Rugg had to leave the game with an injury before the break
– Amicale stays on top of the standings (13:2) while Esch has a 11:4 record after this game
On Sunday:
17:15 Etzella Ettelbruck – Arantia Larochette
WOMEN:
T71 Dudelange – Gréngewald Hueschtert 53:81
– First game for Lauren Van Kleunen (she replaces Vuckovic for Gréngewald), she scored 18 points
– T71 without Winton, Geniets and Mreches, Gréngewald without Lisy Hetting and the Schreiner twins
– The guests led 30:12 after thei first quarter, Faith Ehi Etute scored all 12 points for her team in the first 10 minutes, she finished the game with 24 points and 20 rebounds
– It was the first loss of the season for T71 (9:1), Gréngewald improves to 10:2 behind a game-high 36 points by Dejza James and a near triple-double by Samantha Logic (14/12/9)
Musel Pikes – AS Zolwer 60:67
– Lele Grissett made her debut for Zolwer and had 24 points and 23 rebounds
– Zolwer earns its first win of the season (1:12), the Musel Pikes have a 4:10 record after this game
Amicale Steinsel – Basket Esch 72:64
-Esmeralda Skrijelj scored 11 points and added 18 rebounds and 7 assists, Julie Mangen scored 13 points for Steinsel
– Tatsiana Likhtarovich scored a game-high 31 points
– Amicale improves its record to 7:6, Esch has a 4:8 record after this game
Résidence Walfer – AB Contern 84:70
– Amanda Cahill posted a triple-double with 27 points, 13 rebounda and 10 assists
– Résidence improves its record to 9:4, Contern’s record drops to 10:3
On Sunday:
15:15 Etzella Ettelbruck – Sparta Bertrange