T71 Dudelange controlled AB Contern 92-76 at Contern/Central in front of 156 spectators, building the win through a dominant middle stretch. Contern actually opened 7-0, all from Joshua Ferguson, and edged the first minutes before T71 closed Q1 up 16-15. The game flipped in Q2: around the 3rd-8th minute, T71 strung together a 20-8 run fueled by Ivan Do Rosario Delgado and Denell Stephens to reach 45-31 at halftime. After the break, Yves Defraigne's side delivered another burst (17-4) to 62-35 and carried a highest lead of 25 (69-44) by the end of the third. Anthony Franck Tomba's team won Q4 32-23, but the gap never came under double digits.
The numbers underline T71's interior control: 2-point shooting at a good 64% (30/47) versus Contern's good 55% (24/44). Both teams struggled from three (T71 24%, Contern 25%) and from the line (T71 63%, Contern 68%). On the glass, T71 owned a 39-26 advantage (30 defensive rebounds). Contern moved the ball (22 assists) but 17 turnovers hurt.
Individually, Contern leaned on Landon Andrew Lowder (25, USA), who scored 30 points with 4/9 from deep and 6 assists, and Ferguson (Season PPG: 18.75, RPG: 11.92, AssPG: 2.83), who posted 25 points and 16 rebounds and scored his team's first seven points. Official game MVP ranking also placed Ferguson first.
For T71's imports, Jimmie Lee Taylor III (Season PPG: 21.75, RPG: 6.00, AssPG: 1.33) had 20 points (8/9 FT) and drew 10 fouls; Mekhi Long (Season PPG: 16.67, RPG: 8.67, AssPG: 1.33) added 14 on 5/6 inside; Stephens was efficient with 12 on 6/7. Among the locals, Do Rosario Delgado (Season PPG: 10.25, RPG: 4.25, AssPG: 3.13) filled the sheet with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, while Finn Reisdorffer (22, 2.02m) chipped in 10 after the break.
T71 halted a three-game slide and sits 6th (7-5). Contern remains 12th (1-11).
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