First-place AB Contern stayed perfect at 7-0 and stretched its winning streak to seven with a 100-51 road win over 11th-place Black Frogs Schieren, who have now lost seven in a row.
Coach Nigel Tolentino's team took control immediately. Contern opened on a 13-0 run, with Borian Tymi (Season PPG: 16.86, RPG: 5.88, AssPG: 1.63) and Christophe Mertzig setting the tone. Schieren briefly cut it to 12-19, but Contern answered with an 8-2 finish to the first quarter for 27-12. In the second, Benjamin Kezie (Season PPG: 13.14, RPG: 5.17, AssPG: 1.67) and Elyass Zaourou (Season PPG: 18.00, RPG: 2.60, AssPG: 0.60) gave FRO some offense, yet the visitors closed the half with a 13-2 burst to lead 55-26.
The game broke open after the break. Contern started the third quarter with a 10-0 run to 65-26, and Tymi scored 6 straight in that phase. The lead later reached a game-high 58 points at 100-42. Schieren did react late, winning the last quarter 17-14 and finishing on a 9-0 run, mainly through Arno Urwald.
Tymi and Cameron Brooks-Harris (Season PPG: 26.14, RPG: 10.29, AssPG: 4.43) both scored 25 for Contern. Jonas Isaiah Carlisle (24, 1.93m, USA) added 13 and was excellent from 2-point range at 6/8, while Jules Jacquet scored 10 on an excellent 5/7 inside. MVP Jeffrey Nicolas Jamal Schumacher (Season PPG: 13.57, RPG: 7.11, AssPG: 2.56) had an all-around line of 5 points, 7 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists.
For coach Serge Logelin's side, Zaourou scored 15 and shot an excellent 4/4 on free throws, Beslija posted 14 points and 15 rebounds, and Kezie added 12 but accumulated three fouls before halftime and later fouled out. Team-wise, Contern was good from 2-point range at 70% and forced 23 Schieren turnovers while committing only 7.
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