AB Contern, coached by Alain Wies, controlled this M-U18 Division 3 Phase 1 game from the start and stayed first in the table at 2-0 after a 94-54 home win over Sparta Bertrange B, who remain third at 0-2.
The game turned quickly. Contern opened with a 6-0 start and then built a 12-2 lead before closing the first quarter at 16-6. Sparta B had a better spell early in the second period, cutting the gap to 16-10, and Konstantinos Laliotis (17) kept them alive with inside scoring and perimeter shooting. But the decisive stretch came late in the half: from 30-22, Contern produced 15 unanswered points to reach 45-22.
Sparta B reacted well after the break with a 7-0 opening run, trimming the deficit to 45-29. Alex Wies (15) and Mathis Neuens (15) answered that push and Contern kept firm control at 61-36 going into the last quarter. The fourth period then became one-sided again. After Sparta B got within 71-52, Contern went on a 21-0 run to blow the score out to 92-52, their highest lead being 40.
Wies was the main offensive force with 30 points, built on 7 two-pointers, 5 three-pointers and a free throw. Niels Daniel Keane (16) added 16, Neuens scored 16, and Emil Dostert (15, 1.92m) also had 16. Captain Damian Xirouchakis (17, 1.76m) scored 8 but spent much of the game in foul trouble and fouled out.
For coach Christophe Dubois's team, Laliotis led with 21 points, including 4 made threes. Martin Cezard Mangel (17) followed with 12, while Aurélien Vernaison (17) had 5 and several useful moments during Sparta B's better stretches.
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