The first game day of the play-offs was played on Friday and Saturday in the men’s National 2.
League leader Kordall Steelers is heading towards the LBBL in giant steps. The team of coach Tara Booker won its first game of the play-offs 91:78 against Mambra Mamer. Abdulai Bundu (27 points, 21 rebounds) led the team while Selmin Muric scored 20 points and Max Schmit added 15 points and 9 assists. Mamer already has a 3-point deficit to the 3rd place but there are 9 more games to be played for each team.
Black Star Mersch jumps to the second place in the newest standings with a 101:81 win over the Hedgehogs Bascharage. Tylik Evans had another great all around game with 35 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists and Patrick Hoffmann added 22 points. With this victory, Black Star takes a 2-point lead over the opponent in the standings.
Racing Luxembourg has started the play-offs with a win over Avanti Mondorf, the guests won 89:79 on the road in Mondorf. Matthew Weir (29 points) and Flenard Whitfield (27) led Racing to a win that keeps them in a decent position to attack the top spots over the next weeks even if the gap to the third place is still 3 points. Mondorf loses its sole second place and is now tied with Black Star.
The standings after 1 game in the play-offs:
