Racing Luxembourg, 5th in the standings, won 58-43 at AB Contern B and completed a season sweep after the earlier 80-48 meeting. The game stayed tight for three quarters before Racing broke it open. Contern B, now 6th and up one place despite the loss, trailed 17-11 after the first period, cut it to 26-24 at halftime, then took control in the third with a 15-6 quarter for a 39-32 lead.
AB Contern B's best stretch came through Amélie Laure Sybertz (Season PPG: 17.25), who finished with 15 points, and Sophie Grivet (Season PPG: 4.39), who hit two 3-pointers and scored 8. Jessica Hommel added 5, including a third-quarter 3, and Lisa Zoller scored 6. Contern's third-quarter run turned a 26-26 tie into a 39-32 advantage, their highest lead being 7 points.
The decisive moment came in the fourth. After Contern moved ahead 41-34, Racing answered with a 24-0 run to transform the game into a clear road win before Sybertz scored the final basket. Jil Schmit (Season PPG: 10.05) ignited that swing with 7 consecutive points, and Marie-Lou Haentges (Season PPG: 10.82) closed it strongly with 9 straight points late in the quarter. Haentges led all Racing scorers with 17 points, Schmit had 9, Daisy Bormann 8, Olivia Hoffmann 8 and Jil Mathis 7.
Foul rhythm also mattered. Jackie Diederich reached 4 fouls already in the second quarter for Racing, while Sybertz also went to 4 fouls in the fourth for Contern B, right as the momentum changed. Coach Wojciech Daniel Kubis saw his team finish with a dominant 26-4 last quarter after Elisabeth Engel's side had controlled the third.
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AB Contern B