AB Contern opened its M-Nationale 2 qualifying campaign with an 84-61 home win over Mambra Mamer, and the game turned mainly in the second quarter.
The first period stayed competitive at 23-19. Mamer briefly moved to 23-21 early in the second, but coach Nigel Tolentino's team answered with the key stretch of the night: a 19-1 run, including 13 straight points to close the half, for a 42-22 advantage. From there, Contern controlled the rhythm. The third quarter was nearly balanced (21-20), and when Mamer cut the gap to 71-56 in the fourth, Contern answered again and never let the game become tense.
Contern's best scorers were MVP Jonas Isaiah Carlisle (23, 1.93m, USA) with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 3/8 from three, Cameron Brooks-Harris (26, 2.00m, USA) with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 3/8 from deep, and Borian Tymi (20, 2.00m) with 14 points on a good 7/10 from two-point range. Mihailo Andjelkovic (27, 1.86m) added 10 points, while Jeffrey Schumacher (23, 1.93m) helped with 6 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.
Contern finished with good 2-point shooting: 25/42, 60%, and also shared the ball well with 19 assists.
For Mamer, Terry L Winn III (31, 1.99m, USA) carried the offense with 24 points, including 7/15 on twos and 2/6 on threes. Gianluca Pellegrino Ombroni (33, 1.91m, ESP) scored 12 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and produced 7 steals. Kelvin Almeida Lopes de Pina added 12 points but fouled out after attempting 12 threes. Lou Clees contributed 4 points and 5 rebounds.
Mamer had a decent 12/17, 71% at the line, but struggled from the field overall: 14/36 on twos and 7/32 on threes.
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