AB Contern controlled the visit to Beggen, defeating Zesummen Aktiv 53-84 in the M-U18 Division 5 Phase finale. After ZAK opened 2-0, Efe Denizlerkurdu triggered the first break with back-to-back threes and Con strung together an 8-0 run from 6-6 to 6-14. ZAK stayed in touch thanks to Nathaniel Guth, who authored the hosts' last seven points of the first period (13-19).
The second quarter decided the game. Con started 8-0 to 15-31, with Niels Daniel Keane (15, IRL) drilling a triple and steady inside finishes. Guth briefly halted the slide with consecutive baskets, but Con answered immediately through Alex Wies and Keane to 19-37. Late in the half, Alexandre Lopes Meysembourg and Mathis Neuens added perimeter scoring for a 28-49 halftime cushion.
ZAK's best spell came early in the third as Paul-Loïc Garin and Jim Braun trimmed it to 32-51, but Emil Dostert and Roman Casanova rebuilt a 24-point gap at 36-60. In the fourth, Lopes struck twice from deep in back-to-back trips and Damian Ioannis Xirouchakis (16, 1.76m) added another three; the largest lead reached +35 at 49-84 before ZAK closed.
Con showcased balance with six players in double figures: Denizlerkurdu (Season PPG: 15.2; 17, TUR) 15 and three triples; Lopes 14; Dostert 13; Keane 11; Xirouchakis 11; Wies 10, with Neuens and Casanova chipping in. For ZAK, Guth (ZAK) led with 21, supported by Jim Braun (ZAK) with 10 and Christophe Theiss with 6. Coach Anthony Franck Tomba's side is now 2-0 and atop the Phase finale; Angelo Monteiro's ZAK sits 1-1 in second. Con have won two in a row.
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