T71 Dudelange overwhelmed AB Contern 95-54 and dictated the game almost from the opening minutes. Contern scored first, but T71 answered with a 13-0 run to lead 13-2; Lauren Van Kleunen, the 1.88m American forward, scored 9 points in that burst. Contern cut the gap to 21-18 late in the first quarter, yet Tom Schumacher's team immediately restored control and never gave it back.
The second quarter pushed the margin to 48-27 at halftime, and the third was decisive: T71 won it 30-13 and stretched the lead to 78-40. The highest lead reached 41 points at the end. T71 were excellent at the foul line (12/13, 92%) and good from both 2-point range (27/47, 57%) and 3-point range (9/25, 36%). They also dominated the ball security battle, 8 turnovers to 20, and led in steals 11-2.
Beatriz Gomes Jordao, the 1.91m Portuguese center, was MVP with 14 points and 14 rebounds for a strong double-double, shooting an excellent 5/6 on 2-pointers and 4/4 on free throws. Van Kleunen added 20 points and 11 rebounds, with an excellent 3/5 from deep. Shalonda Winton produced 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, while captain Catherine Mreches added 19 points on very efficient shooting plus 4 assists.
For Contern, Stefanie Grace Kulesza carried most of the offense with 19 points and 9 rebounds. Esmeralda Skrijelj scored 13 points with 5 assists and an excellent 4/4 from the line, while Nadine Bourg contributed 9 points.
In this Enovos League final, T71 also had the clear roster advantage of 2 professional players against 1 for Contern, and that heavily influenced the physical balance. From the listed finals results, T71 have now won the first three games of this best-of-5, enough to close the series, while extending their winning streak to 10 games.
(AI generated)