League leaders AB Contern B, ranked 1st, controlled most of the evening in Mersch and won 69-47 against 12th-placed Black Star Mersch B, completing a season sweep after the 70-57 first-leg result.
The game broke open quickly after BSMB's 8-5 start. Contern replied with a 21-4 run to close the first quarter 26-12, with Yann Besch (Season PPG: 16.79) and Ben Goergen (Season PPG: 13.00) setting the tone. Contern then kept the margin in double digits through the second period and led 40-24 at halftime.
Mersch reacted well after the break. Pol Rodesch (Season PPG: 15.37) and Yann Fischels (Season PPG: 5.79) helped BSMB win the third quarter 10-6, cutting the deficit to 46-34. Early in the fourth, Daniel Göhlhausen's three-pointer brought Mersch back to 39-49, but that was the closest the home side came in the last period. Contern answered calmly and closed the game with a 20-8 finish, their highest lead reaching 22 points.
Goergen led all scorers with 20 points, Besch added 19, René Wolzfeld (Season PPG: 12.09) scored 9, while Jérôme Kafer had 8 and Christian Harr 7. For BSMB, Rodesch finished with 12, Mathes and Fischels had 9 each, and Erik Daling (36, 1.94m, NLD) added 8 before fouling out.
A major difference came from fouls and free throws: BSMB committed 21 fouls, Contern only 9, and the visitors produced 18 points from the foul line against 5 for Mersch.
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