The first game of the men’s LBBL finals was played on Saturday evening.
Amicale Steinsel – Basket Esch 74:79
– Basket Esch leads the finals 1:0, the second game of the best-of-5 series will be played in Esch on Wednesday
– Amicale jumped out to a 30:16 lead after the first quarter but Esch slowly cut the lead until the break (46:42)
– In a thrilling fourth quarter, Alex Rodenbourg hit a big 3-pointer to give Esch the lead, Scott Morton missed a potential game-tying shot and Jordan Hicks iced the game with 2 free throws
– Clancy Rugg (22), Jordan Hicks (20) and Pit Biever (11) scored in double digits for the guests, Alex Reese had a game-high 24 points
game stats –> game stats Amicale – Esch
The women from Gréngewald were able to win the first game of the women’s finals –> Gréngewald dominates game 1
