AB Contern dominated BBC East Side Pirates 95-42 in the M-U16 Division 2 Phase finale, controlling the game from the first quarter and accelerating after the break. Contern led 15-10 after 10 minutes, then used a decisive second-quarter stretch to take command: Max Muller drilled back-to-back threes late in the half for 33-18, before 35-18 at the break.
Coach Ayodele Michael O. rotated early in Q1, bringing in Killian Bakayoko and Emil Dostert, a move that sparked a 6-0 run to 15-8. The third quarter opened with an Alexandre Lopes Meysembourg burst (a three, a two and a free throw) to 43-20, while Bakayoko kept finishing at the rim. It was 61-31 after three. The fourth quarter was one-way traffic: Pharell Dos Santos (15, FRA) strung three straight baskets for a personal 6-0 run, and Contern closed on a 34-11 period, stretching the largest lead to 53 at the buzzer.
Muller led with 18 points, including four triples. Lopes Meysembourg added 14 (Season PPG: 7.08), Bakayoko 14 (15, FRA), Dos Santos 13, and Dostert 11 with reliable fourth-quarter free throws. Alex Wies (Season PPG: 12.85) opened Contern's account with five early points.
For the Pirates, captain Sam Schaeffer (Season PPG: 23.08) scored 17 with two threes but picked up two quick fouls early in Q2 and finished with four. Mil Boby added 9, while contributions were otherwise limited; Maks Danielyan (15, ARM) scored off the bench in Q1. Coach Gérard Boby used time-outs in both halves, but Contern's runs kept coming.
In the standings, Contern climbs to second (+1) at 2-1 in the Phase finale. East Side Pirates drop to 0-3 and remain sixth, now on a three-game losing run.
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