AB Contern moved on from the M-Coupe de l'Avenir 1/16 finals with a 101-92 home win over AS Soleuvre after leading for most of a fast, high-scoring game.
Contern started better and built an early 21-14 margin before closing the first quarter at 21-16. In the second period, coach Ayodele's team pushed the gap to 31-21, but Soleuvre answered with an 11-0 run to take a 32-31 lead. Lou Lahure (SOL) was central in that sequence. Contern reacted well, regained control and went into halftime ahead 46-39.
The key stretch came in the third quarter. After Soleuvre cut it to 46-40, Contern answered quickly and moved to 52-40. From there, the home side kept the tempo, won the quarter 30-23 and carried a 76-62 lead into the last 10 minutes. The advantage grew to 18 points at 86-68 in the fourth. Soleuvre still came back to 98-89, so the winner was only fully secure late, but Contern kept enough distance.
Max Muller (CON) led the home team with 31 points and had a strong third-quarter spell with 6 straight points. Tao Tock (CON) added 26, Alexandre Lopes Meysembourg (CON) scored 22, and Alex Wies (CON) finished with 17.
For Soleuvre, Lahure (SOL) delivered 35 points, including 7 three-pointers, and kept the pressure on throughout. Max Kunen (SOL) added 23 and Matteo Fratini (SOL) 16. Soleuvre stayed competitive offensively, but Contern had more scoring depth across the decisive stretches.
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