AB Contern B controlled Telstar Hesperange 55-43 at Contern/Central, building the win on a decisive middle stretch and a deep bench. The opening quarter was tight (11-10), with Telstar briefly leading 7-8 and again early in the second at 11-12. From there, Elisabeth Engel's team broke the game open with a 16-2 surge to 27-14, fueled by the hot hand of Lisa Zoller (16), who knocked down two triples in that spell, and steady inside work from captain Tessy Margue (Season PPG: 6.60). Telstar responded with a 6-0 run to close the half at 27-20.
After the break, Contern answered every attempt to close the gap. Zoller buried another three and, at 39-31, Kadri Türk (39, EST) scored four consecutive points to restore a double-digit cushion. The hosts' highest lead came at 53-38 in the fourth. Ivan Yeromin's side never found sustained offense after halftime despite frequent trips to the line for Contern that helped manage the final minutes.
Key locals for Contern: Amélie Laure Sybertz (13; Season PPG: 16.18) was reliable all game and added late free throws; Zoller (13) swung momentum with three made threes; Margue (9) set the tone early. Among the non-domestic contributors, Türk chipped in 6 valuable third- and fourth-quarter points.
For Telstar, the local core was led by Dania Brugnoni (11; Season PPG: 4.70) and Joelina Kaboth (10; Season PPG: 8.36), with Ines Moreira (8; Season PPG: 12.91) and Lynn Rock adding support. Iris Roca Mandri (9; 26, ESP) provided interior scoring, but the bench produced just one point, a stark contrast to Contern's impactful reserves.
Game flow notes: Contern's 16-2 run in Q2 was the hinge, Telstar's 6-0 spurt before halftime kept it competitive, and Türk's four in a row in Q3 reasserted control. Contern improve to 8-3 and rise to 5th; Telstar sit 8th at 4-8 and are on a three-game slide.
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