AB Contern turned a difficult start into a clear 89-77 home win over Racing Luxembourg in the M-Coupe des Jeunes 1/16 finals and moved on to the next round.
Racing controlled the opening quarter. They raced to 7-0, then 14-0, and still led 29-15 after 10 minutes. Yair Portal Levav (16, 1.89m) set the tone immediately, and Racing's highest lead reached 16 points. At 17-31 early in the second period, the game still leaned strongly to the visitors.
That changed completely in the second quarter. Contern produced a massive 29-4 surge from 17-31 to 46-35 and won the period 31-6. Alex Wies (15) was the main scorer in that swing, while Emil Dostert (15, 1.92m) and Alexandre Lopes Meysembourg (15) added steady support. Nigel Tolentino's team became much more effective on both ends, and Racing never recovered from that stretch.
Contern kept control after the break. The lead grew to 60-35 in the third quarter and later to 79-60 in the fourth, their biggest advantage at 19 points. Racing had a late push, but the gap never dropped below 10 in the final period.
Wies (15) finished with 26 points for Contern, including six 3-pointers. Dostert (15, 1.92m) added 17, Lopes Meysembourg (15) scored 12, and Max Muller (13) had 9. Damian Xirouchakis (17, 1.76m) gave Contern 6 points before fouling out.
For Racing, Portal Levav (16, 1.89m) was outstanding with 31 points and kept his team alive for long stretches. Simon Derwael-Thomsin (16) added 17, while William Jaud (16) and John Berhane Litt (17) each scored 9. Ege Erdogan (17) fouled out late.
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