Seventh-placed Résidence Walferdange ended a five-game losing streak with a 94-86 road win over 12th-placed AB Contern, and Rainer Kloss' team completed the season sweep after the 99-86 first-leg success.
The game stayed tight for a long stretch. Brendan Bailey (Season PPG: 22.58, RPG: 9.68, AssPG: 1.41) set the tone immediately with 12 first-quarter points and four made threes, but Contern answered every run and the opening quarter ended 27-27. Anthony Tomba's side even moved ahead 38-36 in the second period before Walferdange finished the half much better, turning that phase into a 51-45 lead.
Contern came back again after the break. At 54-58 the margin was down to one possession, then Résidence answered with a 9-2 run to 67-56. The hosts still stayed in contact through Marcellus Garrick (30, USA), who posted 26 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists while shooting an excellent 9/9 from 2-point range. Konstantin Novakovic also gave Contern a lift with two second-half threes.
The crucial moment came in the last quarter. After Contern reduced the gap to 80-88 with eight unanswered points, Walferdange reacted through Bailey, who scored five points in a row for 93-80. That stretch restored control, with the visitors' biggest lead reaching 16 points.
John Clark Slajchert (Season PPG: 27.00, RPG: 5.45, AssPG: 3.55) was the game MVP with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Oliver Vujakovic (Season PPG: 15.41, RPG: 6.53, AssPG: 2.74) added 17 points and shot an excellent 3/5 from three-point range. For Contern, Joshua Ferguson (Season PPG: 19.37, RPG: 12.32, AssPG: 3.00) finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Team-wise, Contern had good efficiency on 2-pointers and free throws (62.2% on 2-pointers, 75% FT), but Résidence combined good 2-point shooting with good 3-point shooting (52.1% and 45.5%) and got 17 assists.
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