AB Contern controlled Amicale Steesel 86-50 at Contern/Central in the M-U16 Division 2 Phase finale. After a slow start (0-4 and 4-9), the hosts flipped the first quarter with a 19-2 run, driven by Killian Bakayoko's burst and support from Alex Wies and Tao Tock, to lead 23-11 after 10 minutes.
Amicale briefly found a spark in the second quarter through Bobby Kirsch, who strung together three straight baskets for a personal 6-0 to pull it to 26-17. Contern answered immediately: Wies hit from deep and Tock added two triples later in the period to keep the cushion (44-30 at halftime). The quarter also featured a technical on both sides (Vincent Segers for AMI, Bakayoko for CON).
The third quarter broke it open. Niels Daniel Keane (16, IRL) erupted for 14 points in the period, including two threes, as Contern's advantage ballooned to 70-43 after 30 minutes. The hosts stretched their largest lead to +42 (86-44) in the fourth before Amicale closed with the last six points.
Keane led Contern with 18, backed by Wies (15; Season PPG: 13.00), Tock (13; Season PPG: 6.93), Bakayoko (12) and Pharell Dos Santos (9). Captain Emil Dostert (15) added 7. For Amicale, Kirsch was the reference with 20 (Season PPG: 14.92), while Toni Wagener chipped in 8, well above his season average (2.25 PPG), and Andreas Nys scored 8 but reached four fouls after two quick infractions early in the fourth. Captain Miguel Lopez Fernandez (14, ESP) had 3.
With this win, Coach Ayodele Michael O.'s Contern climbs to first in the Phase finale (3-1) and strings two victories. Coach Thorsten Freiheit's Amicale remains winless in this round (0-4) and is on a four-game skid.
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