Résidence Walferdange took a close road win, 94-86, and completed a 2-0 season sweep of AB Contern. Coach Kloss' team built the difference through the middle quarters, while Contern stayed near enough to keep the game alive until late.
The first quarter ended 27-27, although Walferdange had already shown its punch. Brendan T. Bailey (Season PPG: 22.73, RPG: 9.32, AssPG: 1.52) opened with 12 first-quarter points and gave Résidence an early 18-11 lead. Contern answered well through Marcellus Garrick (Season PPG: 21.60, RPG: 5.57, AssPG: 4.43) and the 2.03m American Joshua Ferguson (Season PPG: 19.00, RPG: 12.27, AssPG: 2.85).
The key swing came before halftime. From 42-43, Walferdange closed on an 8-3 run to lead 51-45 at the break, with John Clark Slaijchert (Season PPG: 27.05, RPG: 5.55, AssPG: 3.77) scoring 6 points in a row. In the third quarter, Résidence pushed the margin to 67-56 and entered the last period up 71-63.
Contern still reacted. Two straight threes from Konstantin Novakovic cut it to 74-68, and Coach Tomba's side later produced 8 unanswered points from 72-88 to 80-88. That was the crucial pressure moment, but Bailey answered with 6 straight points to restore control.
Slaijchert was the MVP with 30 points, 8 assists and 10 fouls received. Bailey added 29 points and shot an excellent 53.8% from three (7/13). Oliver Vujakovic (Season PPG: 14.95, RPG: 5.82, AssPG: 2.43) supported with 17 points and an excellent 60.0% from three.
For Contern, Garrick had 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, with an excellent 100% on 2-pointers (9/9). Ferguson posted 20 points and 12 rebounds. Christophe Mertzig (Season PPG: 4.63, RPG: 1.58, AssPG: 1.83) added 9 points and perfect free throws (7/7). Team-wise, Contern shot good percentages on free throws (75%) and 2-pointers (62%), while Walferdange posted good marks on 2-pointers (53%) and 3-pointers (45%). Contern's losing streak has reached 13 games.
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