AB Contern B controlled Etzella Ettelbruck B 100-76 in the championship round, overturning September's 96-81 loss and moving to the top of MDivision 1. Contern opened 25-17 and never trailed again, building a 19-10 cushion late in the first quarter behind the aggressive scoring of Yann Besch. By halftime it was 45-32.
The decisive stretch came right after the break. Contern started the third quarter with a 7-0 run to 55-36, sparked by Ben Goergen's and-one and steady half-court execution under coach René Wolzfeld. The captain then delivered an 8-point burst (two twos, a free throw and a three) to push the margin past twenty, and Contern closed the period 76-50. The lead peaked at +31 (97-66) in the fourth before a brief 7-0 Etzella reply trimmed it to 97-73.
Besch (Season PPG: 17.44) was the game's standout with 31 points, repeatedly scoring in clusters across the first and third quarters. Wolzfeld (Season PPG: 10.88), 34, added 23, including timely threes and a string of free throws early in the fourth. Jérôme Charel Kafer (Season PPG: 11.44) hit four triples for 16, and Goergen (Season PPG: 13.00) chipped in 11 as Contern balanced perimeter shot-making with paint touches from Patrick Walravens (10).
Etzella's young core kept competing for coach Gavin Love. Oreoluwa Oke (19 years) led with 17, while José Miguel Domingos Sanches (Season PPG: 16.64) and captain Sam Schaaf (Season PPG: 16.38) scored 14 each; 16-year-old Lenny Lopes Morais (1.85m) added 16, including a second-quarter three and late drives.
Contern extends its winning streak to three and climbs to 1st place. Etzella remains 8th. The head-to-head is now split 1-1, with Contern taking the return game emphatically.
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