5 games were played in the men’s LBBL opn Saturday evening.
AB Contern – Arantia Larochette 88:95
– Jamison Overton led the guests with 42 points while Arantia overcame a game-high 45 points by Clayton Guillozet
– Arantia improves its record to 13:8, the team of coach Christophe Ney will enter the play-offs as the number 5 seed, AB Contern’s record drops to 8:13
US Heffingen – Musel Pikes 77:74
– First game for Othniel Shelton (Musel Pikes)
– 5 Heffingen-players scored 10+ points as the team earns its 3rd win of the season (3:18), the Musel Pikes have a 6:15 record after this loss
T71 Dudelange – Etzella Ettelbruck 76:75
– T71 keeps its chances alive to earn the top spot after the regular season as the team improves to 16:5 and will meet leader Amicale next week
– Jimmie Taylor decided the game with free throws in the final seconds, Moses Greenwood led T71 with 19 points
– Etzella’s record drops to 14:7, the team is currently 4th in the standings
Résidence Walfer – Amicale Steinsel 100:107 (overtime)
– Amicale stays on top of the league with a 17:4 record, but still needs a win next week against T71 to secure the top spot before the start of the play-offs
– Résidence (10:11) is tied with Sparta after this game, Résidence earns the direct comparison between both teams as they will fight for the 6th place next week
– Alex Reese (32 points, 20 rebounds), Jarvis Williams (30/10) and Bob Melcher (26) led Amicale to a derby win after 45 minutes
Gréngewald Hueschtert – Sparta Bertrange 69:78
– Gréngewald will play in the play-down, the team has a 7:14 record after this game and can not catch Contern in the standings anymore, Sparta enters the play-offs after improving to 10:11 with this victory
– Lavone Holland led the team with 25 points, Max Logelin added 21 and Yannick Verbeelen scored 17
Game on Sunday:
18:00 AS Zolwer – Basket Esch
–> Zolwer has a chance to enter the play-offs if the team wins both remaining games and Contern AND Gréngewald lose their last game of the season. In this scenario, Zolwer would be tied with Contern and finish 8th because of the direct comparison. If Zolwer loses on Sunday, Contern enters the play-offs.
