AS Soleuvre C left Contern with a 74-65 road win, levelling the season series 1-1 after AB Contern C had taken the first meeting 75-64. The game swung early on a barrage from Cédric Demontis (Season PPG: 12.00), who drilled three consecutive threes in the first quarter and four in the opening period overall, pushing Soleuvre to a 12-18 lead and later to the night's largest gap at +11 (12-23, 17-28, 20-31). Contern reacted just before halftime with a 9-0 run capped by Sébastien Hommel to make it 34-35 at the break.
After the interval, Soleuvre reasserted control behind Vincent Sunnen (31), whose outside touch repeatedly punished defensive gaps, including back-to-back triples that restored a two-possession cushion late in the third (48-54). In the fourth, Michel Kirsch's two early threes briefly reignited Contern (54-56), and a long-range make by Christophe Manuel Torres dos Santos (37, PRT) was corrected to two points, keeping the game within one shot. The decisive sequence came in the final two minutes: Gary André Pleimling (33) hit two big threes, and Carlos Jordy Borges (24, NLD) calmly sank two free throws in a row, sealing a closing 5-0 that set the final margin.
Top performers
- Contern: Hommel (22, Season PPG: 4.85) carried the offense; Kirsch (13, Season PPG: 11.56) and Christian Harr (11, Season PPG: 6.14) provided support; Torres dos Santos added 11.
- Soleuvre: Sunnen (19) and Demontis (17) led, with Borges (13) steady on both ends and Pleimling (12, all from long range) delivering late.
Coaches: Tim Geiben's Soleuvre managed the key moments better than Contern's player-coach Sébastien Hommel. In the table, Soleuvre climbs to 3rd (+2) and extends its streak to four wins; Contern sits 6th (+4) despite a third straight loss.
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