Amicale Steesel controlled the return meeting in Contern and won 99-66, completing a 2-0 season sweep after the 96-73 first-leg success. Coach Daniel Alves Brandao de Sousa's team set the tone early at 26-15 after one quarter, then decided the game in a 34-point second period. After Contern had come back to 20-31, Amicale produced a 12-0 run to 20-43; inside that sequence, Jonas Theisen scored 6 points in a row. The halftime score was already 60-31.
The third quarter confirmed the gap. Coach Anthony Franck Tomba's side briefly cut the margin to 39-70, but Amicale answered again through Ashton Lee Sherrell and Malcolm Richardson and went into the last quarter up 83-44. The highest lead reached 44 points at 90-46. Contern reacted late and won the fourth quarter 22-16, without changing the overall picture.
Sherrell (Season PPG: 24.00, RPG: 8.69, AssPG: 1.03) was the game MVP with 30 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks, with excellent 2-point shooting at 10/14 and good free-throw shooting at 7/8. Richardson, the 32-year-old American (Season PPG: 16.00, RPG: 8.10, AssPG: 5.34), added 17 points and 8 assists. Theisen scored 12 on a good 6/9 from two, while Bob Rech hit an excellent 3/5 from long range.
For Contern, Joshua Ferguson (Season PPG: 19.00, RPG: 12.29, AssPG: 2.71) posted 20 points and 16 rebounds with excellent 8/11 on 2-pointers and 4/4 at the line. Marcellus Garrick (Season PPG: 21.60, RPG: 5.67, AssPG: 4.33) added 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and Mathieu Arendt brought 9 points and 5 steals. Team shooting was decisive: Amicale went 30/47 on 2-pointers and 12/16 on free throws, while Contern finished at 3/22 from three. Contern's losing streak is now 13 games.
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