LEUDELANGE, Luxembourg (Interstat) — Amicale Steesel defeated Basket Esch 91-61 Saturday at Omnisport Hall HO1, using balanced offense and strong rebounding to pull away. Conley Phipps led Amicale with 34 points, three rebounds and two assists. Landon Seaman added 17 points, 13 rebounds and two assists. Clancy Rugg contributed 12 points, eight rebounds and two assists for Esch, while Quinten Nelson scored 16 points. Denilson Fonseca had 10 points, four rebounds, one assist and one block for Esch. Alex Laurent chipped in seven points, four rebounds and four assists for Amicale, and Maid Adrovic also scored seven with four rebounds and one assist. Jonas Theisen added 11 points and two rebounds for Amicale. Scott Morton had four points, two rebounds and one assist, and Emmanuel Jesus scored six points with one rebound for Esch. Amicale shot 35 of 69 from the floor, 9 of 25 from three-point range and 5 of 11 from the free-throw line. Basket Esch shot 25 of 59 overall, 6 of 23 from deep and 5 of 5 at the line. Amicale committed 11 turnovers to Esch’s 18 and held an 8-2 offensive rebounding edge. Both teams are 2-1.