Etzella Ettelbruck begin title defense with 109-81 demolition at Kordall
Etzella Ettelbruck traveled to Kordall for matchday 1 of the Enovos League, Luxembourg's men's top division, and left with a 28-point win, 109-81. The result opens the 2026-2027 campaign for the reigning champion, which enters the season looking to defend the title it captured in May.
Etzella controls every quarter
Etzella won every quarter. The visitors took Q1 32-22, then matched Kordall's best stretch of the game in Q2, outscoring the home team 34-30 in a period where Kordall actually posted its highest quarter total. From there the gap only widened: Etzella took Q3 25-18 and closed out Q4 18-11, with Kordall managing just 11 points in the final period, its lowest output of the game.
Kordall Steelers 81 - 109 Etzella Ettelbruck · Enovos League · 19/09/2026
| Game | PTS | REB | AST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordall Steelers | Dzenan Eco | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Raphael Kemmer | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Malcolm Christie | 17 | 4 | 7 | |
| Axel Mendes | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| Selmin Muric | 12 | 1 | 2 | |
| Max Schmit | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ermin Babic | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Luis De Brito | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Blake Jones | 16 | 15 | 5 | |
| Gerry Schuder | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| Steve Kuhlmann | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Etzella Ettelbruck | Eric Zenners | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Philippe Gutenkauf | 19 | 4 | 8 | |
| Thierry Schaaf | 10 | 9 | 0 | |
| DeAntoni Gordon | 27 | 4 | 1 | |
| Marvin Delgado | 14 | 8 | 3 | |
| Tim Schomer | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Frédéric Gutenkauf | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
| Billy Mc Daniel | 11 | 3 | 3 | |
| Thomas Henkel | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Travis Henson | 15 | 5 | 4 |
The numbers behind that flow tell the story. Etzella shot 53.2% from the field on 42-of-79, well above Kordall's 46.2% on 30-of-65, even though the home team was actually the sharper 3-point shooting team, hitting 44.8% (13-29) against Etzella's 38.5% (10-26). Both sides finished with 23 assists, but the game turned on the margins away from the shot chart: Etzella committed only 6 turnovers to Kordall's 14, and won the rebounding battle 46-34.
Travis Henson (Etzella Ettelbruck) - DeAntoni Gordon (Etzella Ettelbruck)
| Travis Henson | DeAntoni Gordon | |
|---|---|---|
| PTS | 15 | 27 |
| REB | 5 | 4 |
| AST | 4 | 1 |
| STL | 2 | 0 |
| BLK | 1 | 0 |
Deantoni Gordon topped the scoring with 27 points, with Philippe Gutenkauf and Travis Henson chipping in 19 and 15 points respectively to spread the load. Kordall got a strong effort from Blake Jones, who grabbed 15 rebounds, and Malcolm Christie led the home team with 17 points, but neither could offset the turnover gap or the work on the glass that let Etzella pull away.
A title defense begins after a Finals sweep
Etzella Ettelbruck arrives at this season carrying the momentum of last year's championship run. The club swept the 2025-2026 Enovos League Finals 3-0, closing out the series with wins on May 10, May 13 and May 17, 2026. Kordall Steelers, meanwhile, reached the quarter-finals of last season's playoffs, winning its quarter-final matchup on April 15, 2026.
The rest of the league's matchday 1 slate wrapped up on September 19 and 20, with six games completed across the opening round. Etzella now moves on with a statement road win built on ball control and rebounding to open its title defense, while Kordall will look to tighten those areas when the Enovos League's second round arrives on September 26 and 27.
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