LBBL Round 20 (Regular Season): Amicale lose to Sparta in the game between Top 4 teams

There are only two more rounds left in the Regular Season in LBBL. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between Top Four teams took place in Steinsel. 4th ranked host Amicale (12-8) lost to first ranked Sparta (17-3) 77-69. 26 personal fouls committed by Amicale helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Victor Iwuakor (200-1999, college: Southern Miss) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points and 18 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and the former international guard Max Logelin (187-2003) who added 18 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. American guard Malcolm Richardson (185-1994, college: Florida St. Jkv) responded with 21 points and 9 rebounds. Sparta have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 17-3 record, which they share with Arantia. Amicale lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with eight games lost. They share the position with Esch. Sparta is looking forward to face Racing (#10) in Luxembourg in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Amicale will play on the road against AB Contern (#12) and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
The game in Dudelange was also worth to mention about. Second ranked Arantia (17-3) played at the court of 6th ranked T71 (10-9). Arantia defeated T71 92-79. The winners were led by American guard Kevon Godwin (188-2000, college: Angelo St.) who scored that evening 34 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and Michael Carter III supported him with 27 points. Even 26 points by American guard Jimmie Taylor (193-1994, college: Rider) did not help to save the game for T71. T71's coach Christophe Ney rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Arantia have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Sparta. T71 at the other side keeps the sixth place with nine games lost. Arantia will play against Mamer (#9) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. T71 will play against Etzella in Ettelbruck and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Bereldange supposed to be also quite interesting. 5th ranked Esch (12-8) played at the court of seventh ranked Residence (10-10). Residence smashed Esch 102-72 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was Brendan Bailey who scored 27 points and 8 rebounds. Quinn Nelson produced 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the guests. Residence maintains seventh position with 10-10 record. Loser Esch dropped to the fourth place with eight games lost. They share the position with Amicale. Residence will meet Kordall S. (#8) in the next round. Esch will play against Musel Pikes (#11) and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 20: Mamer lost to Kordall S. on the opponent's court 84-91. Musel Pikes outscored AB Contern in a home game 91-69. Etzella managed to beat Racing on the road 89-71.



Amicale - Sparta 69-77

The game between Top Four teams took place in Steinsel. 4th ranked host Amicale (12-8) lost to first ranked Sparta (17-3) 77-69. 26 personal fouls committed by Amicale helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Victor Iwuakor (200-1999, college: Southern Miss) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 23 points and 18 rebounds (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field) and the former international guard Max Logelin (187-2003) who added 18 points and 7 rebounds during the contest. American guard Malcolm Richardson (185-1994, college: Florida St. Jkv) responded with 21 points and 9 rebounds and the former international Alex Laurent (198-1993) scored 22 points and 9 rebounds. Sparta have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 17-3 record, which they share with Arantia. Amicale lost third consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with eight games lost. They share the position with Esch. Sparta is looking forward to face Racing (#10) in Luxembourg in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Amicale will play on the road against AB Contern (#12) and is hoping to prove to their fans that they can break losing series.
Top scorers:
Sparta: I.Victor 23+18reb+1ast, Y.Verbeelen 19+3reb+2ast, M.Logelin 18+7reb+2ast, V.Stein 8+1ast, P.Arendt 8+1reb, W.Jarvis 1+7reb+2ast
Amicale: A.Laurent 22+9reb, M.Richardson 21+9reb+1ast, A.Sherrell 9+9reb, M.Scott 9+5reb+2ast, T.Jonas 6+2reb, M.Noah 2+3reb+2ast

Kordall S. - Mamer 91-84

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 9th ranked Mamer's (7-13) road loss to eighth ranked Kordall S. (8-11) 84-91 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was Lithuanian forward Robertas Jonaitis (196-2000, college: Cumberlands) who had a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 12 rebounds. American guard Erik Timko (196, college: Delaware) chipped in 29 points and 7 rebounds. American forward Dom Sleva (198, college: Shippensburg) produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 12 rebounds and his fellow American import forward Terry Winn III (201-1995, college: UTRGV) added 16 points and 13 rebounds respectively for the guests. Five Mamer players scored in double figures. Kordall S. have a solid three-game winning streak. Newly promoted Kordall S. maintains eighth position with 8-11 record. Loser Mamer keeps the ninth place with 13 games lost. Kordall S. will meet at home higher ranked Residence (#7) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Mamer will play against the league's second-placed Arantia and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Kordall S.: J.Robertas 35+12reb+3ast, T.Erik 29+7reb+2ast, R.Jalen 12+5reb+1ast, P.Gianluca 6+8reb+11ast, S.Kuhlmann 4+1reb+1ast, M.Schmit 3+2reb+2ast
Mamer: D.Sleva 26+12reb+2ast, A.Bedirhanoglu 17+3reb+2ast, T.Winn III 16+13reb+2ast, A.Maid 15+5reb, M.Raphael 10+4reb, M.Henry 0

Musel Pikes - AB Contern 91-69

The game between closely ranked teams ended with eleventh ranked Musel Pikes' (4-16) home victory over bottom-ranked AB Contern (1-19) 91-69 on Saturday. Musel Pikes outrebounded AB Contern 50-38 including a 38-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. Musel Pikes looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by AB Contern's players. The best player for the winners was forward Konan Oth (191-2007) who had a double-double by scoring 22 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward Jaylen Key (203-1997, college: New Orleans) chipped in a double-double by scoring 27 points and 13 rebounds. Musel Pikes' coach Guy Schmit felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American Josh Ferguson (203-1996, college: Winthrop) produced 14 points and 9 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Marcellus Garrick (193-1995, college: Cal Poly) added 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Four AB Contern players scored in double figures. Musel Pikes maintains eleventh position with 4-16 record. AB Contern lost eleventh consecutive game. They stay dead last with 19 lost games. Musel Pikes will meet higher ranked Esch (#5) on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. AB Contern will play against Amicale (#4) and will have a slim chance for a victory.
Top scorers:
Musel Pikes: K.Jaylen 27+13reb+2ast, O.Konan 22+19reb+4ast, H.Everette 22+8reb+4ast, T.Welter 7+1reb+10ast, G.Kerschen 6+4reb+1ast, M.Mustafic 5+1reb
AB Contern: J.Ferguson 14+9reb, G.Marcellus 12+6reb+4ast, A.Mihailo 12+3reb+2ast, A.Mathieu 10+2reb+1ast, M.Christophe 8+5reb, C.William 8+6reb

Racing - Etzella 71-89

Not a big story in a game in Luxembourg where 10th ranked Racing (5-15) was defeated by third ranked Etzella (16-4) 89-71 on Saturday. Etzella looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Americans were the main players on the court. The best player for the winners was power forward Nick Davis (206-2001, college: Omaha) who had a double-double by scoring 29 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists. Guard Adrian Delph (191-2000, college: App State) chipped in a double-double by scoring 27 points and 11 rebounds. Center Brendan Temple (206-2000, college: Purdue NW) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Antonio Bivins (199-1992, college: UMass Lowell) added 24 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Racing's coach Adam Radomirovic tested twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Etzella have a solid four-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains third position with 16-4 record behind leader Sparta. Racing lost fifth consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the tenth place with 15 games lost. Etzella will meet at home T71 (#6) in the next round. Racing will play against the league's leader Sparta (#1) in Bertrange and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Etzella: D.Nick 29+14reb+5ast, D.Adrian 27+11reb, T.Henkel 9+7reb+3ast, P.Gutenkauf 9+2reb+6ast, F.Gutenkauf 6+1reb+1ast, E.Zenners 4+3reb+3ast
Racing: A.Bivins 24+5reb+1ast, B.Temple 19+11reb+4ast, F.Whitfield 8+9reb+1ast, K.Jeff 4+3reb, C.Angelo 4+1ast, B.Johan 3+1ast

T71 - Arantia 79-92

The game in Dudelange was also worth to mention about. Second ranked Arantia (17-3) played at the court of 6th ranked T71 (10-9). Arantia defeated T71 92-79. The winners were led by American guard Kevon Godwin (188-2000, college: Angelo St.) who scored that evening 34 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and the other American import Michael Carter III (196-1997, college: Portland St.) supported him with 27 points. Four Arantia players scored in double figures. Even 26 points by American guard Jimmie Taylor (193-1994, college: Rider) did not help to save the game for T71. Canadian forward Maurice Calloo (208-1999, college: Oregon St., agency: Interperformances) added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the hosts. T71's coach Christophe Ney rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Arantia have an impressive nine-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Sparta. T71 at the other side keeps the sixth place with nine games lost. Arantia will play against Mamer (#9) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. T71 will play against Etzella in Ettelbruck and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Arantia: G.Kevon 34+5reb+1ast, I.Carter 27+4reb+3ast, d.Edson 14+7reb+2ast, L.Jonas 13+7reb+1ast, V.Heuschling 2+3reb+2ast, D.Wilson 2+4reb+2ast
T71: J.Taylor 26+4reb+1ast, M.Calloo 15+10reb+1ast, J.Christopher 14+4reb+1ast, S.Denell 6+6reb, A.Fabian 6+1reb+3ast, G.Davide 6+1reb+3ast

Residence - Esch 102-72

The game in Bereldange supposed to be also quite interesting. 5th ranked Esch (12-8) played at the court of seventh ranked Residence (10-10). Residence smashed Esch 102-72 on Saturday. Residence dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Esch's 38. Residence shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. The best player for the winners was American forward Brendan Bailey (203-1997, college: Marquette) who scored 27 points and 8 rebounds. The other American import guard Clark Slajchert (185, college: USC) chipped in 19 points. American guard Quinn Nelson (190-1999, college: SW Baptist) produced 16 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists and Antiguan guard Jesus Emmanuel added 13 points and 10 rebounds respectively for the guests. Four Residence and five Esch players scored in double figures. Residence maintains seventh position with 10-10 record. Loser Esch dropped to the fourth place with eight games lost. They share the position with Amicale. Residence will meet Kordall S. (#8) in the next round. Esch will play against Musel Pikes (#11) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Residence: B.Brendan 27+8reb+2ast, S.Clark 19+2reb+3ast, V.Shungu 15+7reb+1ast, T.Schomer 12+3reb+5ast, M.Saldana 12+2reb+1ast, V.Filip 9+2reb
Esch: Q.Nelson 16+5reb+5ast, C.Dino 14+3reb+2ast, E.Jesus 13+10reb, C.Corentin 10+3reb+2ast, T.Damien 10+1reb+3ast, M.Axel 4+1reb