On Saturday and Sunday, the men’s quarter finals started with game 1 of the best-of-3-series.
T71 Dudelange – AB Contern 80:60
– T71 leads the best-of-3 series 1:0
– Dudelange took an early lead and led 41:24 at the break, Contern’s cold shooting did not allow the guests to get back into the game
– Edward Colbert scored 30 points while Brandon Randolph almost had a triple-double (13 points, 14 rebounds, 9 assists)
Amicale Steinsel – Sparta Bertrange 86:68
– Amicale leads the best-of-3 series 1:0
– Steinsel dominated from the start and led 24:9 after the first quarter, the champion dominated the rebounding battle 51:30 and won this game clearly in the end
– Jarvis Williams led the hosts with 30 points, Alex Laurent added 17
Basket Esch – Arantia Larochette 69:88
– Arantia leads the best-of-3 series 1:0
– Scott Lindsey scored 49 points for the guests including 8/14 threes
– Esch had to play without Clancy Rugg, the team only shot 36% from the field and is under pressure on Wednesday in Larochette
18:00 Etzella Ettelbruck – Résidence Walfer 101:78
– Etzella leads the best-of-3 series 1:0
– Walfer’s pro Averette left the game early with an injury, the guests stayed close until the final quarter when Etzella pulled away
– Jimmie Taylor scored 26 points, Philippe Gutenkauf added 21 and scored 3 straight threes early in the fourth quarter
The complete second game day will be played on Wednesday.
In the men’s play-down, one game was scheduled on Saturday.
US Heffingen – Avanti Mondorf 72:70
– Josef Fahrenholtz made his debut for Heffingen, he led the team with 28 points
– Heffingen takes a 4-point lead over Mondorf, the guests only have theoretical chances to stay in the Enovos League after this loss
– Mondorf stromed back in the final minutes to reduce the deficit to 2 points, but could not turn the game around despite a game-high 36 points by Khalil Small
Mambra Mamer – Musel Pikes 101:83
– Mamer takes a 4-point lead over the Musel Pikes, the Pikes are one point behind Heffingen before their head-to-head meeting next weekend
– Jacob Hilmer scored 40 points for the hosts, the Musel Pikes were led by 36 points by Okundaye as Barham was not able to play for the guests
Team | Record | Points |
Mambra Mamer | 9:14 | 32 |
US Heffingen | 6:17 | 29 |
Musel Pikes | 5:18 | 28 |
Avanti Mondorf | 2:21 | 25 |