Game day 20 was played in the men’s Enovos League on Friday and Saturday. With 3 more remaining game days, the 8 play-off teams are known. However, the teams will try to improve their position in the standings over the last 3 games.
On Friday:
Avanti Mondorf – Mambra Mamer 81:95
– Mamer improves to a 7:13 record with a third straight victory, Mondorf remains last in the standings with a 2:18 record, the promoted team will enter the play-down in a difficult situation while Mamer will most likely enter the play-down with a little advantage towards the opponents
– Mamer created a big lead in the second quarter and was able to stay ahead until the final quarter, Mondorf could not complete a comeback and Mamer won a big game in the race against relegation
– 5 players scored in double digits for the guests, Lazar Lukic scored 22 points
On Saturday:
Musel Pikes – T71 Dudelange 61:84
– Dudelange improves to 15:5 and stays in second place, the Musel Pikes have a 4:16 record
– Dudelange led 48:18 at the break and decided the game early, Edward Colbert had more points at the break (23) than the entire Pikes team, he finished with a game-high 30 points
US Heffingen – Amicale Steinsel 63:91
– Amicale improves to 14:6, Heffingen’s record drops to 5:15
– Heffingen played without professional players, 10 players scored points for the Steinsel
Résidence Walfer – Basket Esch 92:96
– Esch improves to 13:7, Résidence has a 10:10 record tied with Arantia and Sparta
– Raul Birenbaum made a comeback for Résidence, he scored 6 points in 20 minutes
– Thomas Grün scored 25 points and Quinten Nelson added 24 to win this close game, Clancy Rugg missed the game for the guests
AB Contern – Etzella Ettelbruck 82:76
– Contern improves to 11:8 and keeps the chances alive to earn home court in round 1 of the play-offs, second loss of the season for leader Etzella (18:2)
– Tyrell Sturdivant led the way with 25 points, Contern overcame 26 points by Thomas Henkel
Sparta Bertrange – Arantia Larochette 97:84
– Both teams are tied with a 10:10 record, Arantia earns the tie breaker
– Max Logelin led a balanced Sparta-team with 23 points including a half-court buzzer beater at the break (video)
The standings:
Team | Record | Points |
Etzella Ettelbruck | 18:2 | 38 |
T71 Dudelange | 15:5 | 35 |
Amicale Steinsel | 14:6 | 34 |
Basket Esch | 13:7 | 33 |
AB Contern | 12:8 | 32 |
Résidence Walfer | 10:10 | 30 |
Arantia Larochette | 10:10 | 30 |
Sparta Bertrange | 10:10 | 30 |
Mambra Mamer | 7:13 | 27 |
US Heffingen | 5:15 | 25 |
Musel Pikes | 4:16 | 24 |
Avanti Mondorf | 3:17 | 22 |