Second game of the 1/4 finals on Wednesday/Thursday

The second games of the best of 3 series in the women’s and men’s quarter finals are scheduled for Wednesday (6 games) and Thursday (2 games). In fact, all home teams were able to win the first game last weekend and will have a chance to enter the semi finals with a victory on the road. 8 teams are facing elimination in front of their home fans and with a loss, their season would be over.

In the men’s play-offs, Basket Esch and Amicale Steinsel earned a relatively clear victory in game 1 of the series and both teams will also enter the road game as the favorite. However, Amicale will have to play without Bob Melcher who suffered a foot injury in game 1. T71 and Etzella won the first game at home in thrilling fashion and the games were decided in the final seconds and with the last shot(s). Arantia and Sparta will have the opportunity to extend the series to a 3rd game with a victory in front of their home fans.

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Games on Wednesday:
20:00 Sparta Bertrange – T71 Dudelange
20:30 Arantia Larochette – Etzella Ettelbruck
20:45 AB Contern – Amicale Steinsel

Game on Thursday:
20:00 Résidence Walfer – Basket Esch

In the women’s play-offs, only one out of the 4 games last weekend was decided in the final seconds, Résidence managed to beat Contern by 3 points. Contern wants to take revenge at home and force a decisive game 3 in Walferdange. T71, Gréngewald and Sparta were able to grab convincing victories last weekend, they will now try to end the series on the road.