AB Contern, leader of the phase finale, improved to 5-0 with a clear 79-37 home win over Sparta Bertrange C, now 2-3 and ranked fifth. Coach Anthony Franck Tomba's team took control very early. Alex Wies (Season PPG: 9.50) opened with a three, Efe Denizlerkurdu (Season PPG: 16.75) added five quick points, and Contern raced to 11-0 before Sparta got on the board. The first quarter already ended at 23-8.
Sparta, coached by Isabelle Grainne Mulcahy, showed its best sequence at the start of the second period with four straight points to cut the gap to 23-12. Contern stayed composed. Wies and Emil Dostert (Season PPG: 12.71) restored the rhythm, and the home side went into halftime with a solid 37-20 advantage.
The key moment came just after the break. Contern produced an 11-0 run from 37-20 to 48-20, with Wies central in that stretch, and the game opened up. Sparta answered with an 8-0 run to 48-28, mainly through Hanad Abdi Ege (Season PPG: 4.08), but Contern reacted immediately and closed the third quarter at 58-30.
In the last period, the gap became even wider. Denizlerkurdu, the 18-year-old Turkish captain, scored eight consecutive Contern points during a 10-0 push to 68-30. The final 42-point margin was also Contern's highest lead.
Wies finished with a game-high 23 points, Denizlerkurdu had 17, Dostert 14, and Killian Bakayoko (CON) added 12. For Sparta, Abdi Ege led with 10 points, while Arthur Simon-Brutel (Season PPG: 4.17) scored 5. Contern has now won five straight games, while Sparta is on a three-game losing streak.
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