AB Contern C controlled most of this M-Division 3 return game and won 74-58 away at Telstar Hesperange B, avenging the 54-50 defeat from the first meeting.
The visitors set the tone early. After a 4-7 start, Contern produced an 11-0 run to open a 4-18 gap, then closed the first quarter at 21-13. The key stretch came across the first half: Contern finished the opening period with a three from Patrick Walravens (Season PPG: 17.15), then Walravens opened the second with 8 straight points, pushing the margin to 29-13. At halftime it was already 40-19.
The third quarter nearly decided everything. Contern kept scoring at the foul line and from the perimeter, and the lead peaked at 62-25. Michel Kirsch (Season PPG: 11.93) was decisive in that phase, while Sébastien Hommel (Season PPG: 5.50) added steady production. Walravens finished with 26 points, Kirsch with 20 and Hommel with 16, giving Contern three clear offensive anchors.
Telstar Hesperange B reacted late with a 13-0 run from 25-62 to 38-62, then won the last quarter 20-12, but the gap was too large. Joao Guilherme Iatarola Mattenberger (Season PPG: 4.87) led the home side with 17 points, captain Rodrigo Rico Gomez (Season PPG: 6.31) scored 14, and Lorenzo Clavarino (28, 0.00m, ITA) added 13. The comeback effort was hurt by foul trouble: Rico Gomez fouled out, and Clavarino picked up all five of his fouls in the fourth quarter.
Contern remains 4th at 8-7 and extends its run to three straight wins. Telstar Hesperange B is 9th at 3-11, despite gaining one place, and has now lost six in a row.
(AI generated)