Game day 14 in the men’s LBBL was played on Wednesday evening.
Musel Pikes – T71 Dudelange 88:99
– T71 has a 9:5 record heading into the winter break, the Musel Pikes have won 3 games and lost 11 from September until December
– T71 knocked down 11 threes in the first half and 15 total to grab the victory, Londell King (30) and Joshua McFolley (29) combined for 59 points
Sparta Bertrange – Etzella Ettelbruck 58:98
– Etzella improves to 10:4, Sparta’s record drops to 6:8
– Philippe Gutenkauf led Etzella with 32 points
Amicale Steinsel – AB Contern 94:86
– Leader Amicale enters the break with the best record in the league (12:2), Contern has a 5:8 record
– 5 Amicale-players scored 10+ points, Kim Aiken Jr led his team with 24
Kordall Steelers – Résidence Walfer 70:72
– Résidence improves to 9:5, Kordall’s record drops to 4:10
– Michael Zabetakis had a chance to tie the game with a final shot but his shot was not good
Arantia Larochette – Basket Esch 91:70
– Arantia wins its fifth straight game and improves to 8:6, Esch has a 9:5 record
– Mykolas Maindron scored 27 points for the hosts
– Esch had a limited roster due to injuries by Hicks, Grün and Rodenbourg
Gréngewald Hueschtert – Mambra Mamer 111:76
– Gréngewald earns a third victory this season (3:11), Mamer’s record drops to 5:8 after a 7th straight loss
– Maurice Calloo scored 41 points for the hosts, Tristin Walley had a triple double with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists
– The new coach of Mamer, Darko Ristic, missed the game (illness), Kevin Steenberge coached the team
Standings at the winter break:
In the women’s LBBL, game day 12 started with 3 games.
Wednesday:
Sparta Bertrange – Basket Esch 80:61
– Sparta improves its record to 8:3, Esch has a 2:9 record after this game
– Nicole Torresani led Sparta with 22 points,
Amicale Steinsel – AB Contern 71:78
– Contern improves to 6:4, Amicale’s record drops to 7:4, Amicale has won the direct comparison
– Karly Murphy scored 35 points and 13 rebounds
Gréngewald Hueschtert – T71 Dudelange 83:59
– Champion Gréngewald remains unbeaten (10:0), T71’s record drops to 8:3
– With 10 made threes in the first half, Gréngewald took control of the game early and led 53:25 after 20 minutes
– T71 had a strong run in the third quarter to reduce the deficit but could not continue the run in the fourth quarter, Gréngewald went on to earn a convincing victory behind 24 points by Samantha Logic
– Gréngewald hit 15 threes in this game
Thursday:
Les Sangliers Wiltz – AS Zolwer 91:64
– Wiltz improves to 6:5, Zolwer remains winless (0:11)
– Nicole Fransson scored 29 points and added 20 rebounds
