Only 2 games were played in the men’s National 2 this weekend. The games Gréngewald – Mondorf and Mondorf – Mess were cancelled.
On Saturday, Zolwer earned a hard fought victory on the road in Mersch, the final score was 91:86 in favor of the guests. Jenkins led his team with 37 points, Council added 25 points while Heuschling scored 13 points and was the leading JICL scorer in this game. Gordon (35) and Morris (30) were a strong duo for Black Star but it was not enough as the team’s record falls to 3:13, the fight against relegation will become difficult for the team in Mersch, but there are still many games remaining.
The Hedgehogs Bascharage used a strong second half to overcome a half time deficit on the road in Mamer. The hosts started the game with 11 made 3-point-shots in the first half and led 52:45 after 20 minutes. In the second half, the favorite Bascharage turned the game around behind 31 points by Scott Morton and 25 points by Aziz Ndiaye, Steve Kuhlmann added 17 points for the team of coach Adam Radomirovic that stays in second place in the standings after this 87:81 win. 3 players (McDaniel, Hoffmann and Bedirhanoglu) scored 20+ points for Mamer.