Black Frogs Schieren edged AB Contern B 39-38 in a very tight M-U14 Division 5 game and moved up to 1st place (+3) after a loss in their previous outing. AB Contern B, now 3rd (+2), suffered a second straight defeat.
The game started with Schieren in control. Nicolas Hansen and especially Olivier Mathieu (13) gave the visitors a 13-7 first-quarter lead. Mathieu set the tone early and kept punishing the defense inside. In the second period, Contern tried to close the gap through Bruno Rohde (13), Batu Uysal (13) and Elias Harsch (13), but Mathieu kept answering and Schieren still led 21-17 at halftime. The visitors' biggest cushion was 8 points at 19-11.
Contern produced its best stretch in the third quarter. Harsch and Uysal pushed coach Jan Piechocki's team back level at 21-21 and 23-23, then the home side went ahead 27-24. That momentum changed quickly: Schieren finished the quarter with five straight points, including Jayson Toni Cunha's free throw and a Hansen basket, for a 29-27 lead.
The key run came across the break. Schieren extended from 24-27 to 33-27, a 9-point swing driven by Mathieu. Contern still reacted well. Uysal, Andy Paulus (12) and Harsch combined for six unanswered points to tie the game at 33-33. In the closing minutes, Pier Heischourg and Hansen restored control, Mathieu scored again for 39-35, and Rohde brought Contern back to 39-38 with a late 3-point sequence.
Mathieu was the difference with 26 points, two thirds of Schieren's total. Hansen added 8. For Contern, Harsch scored 10, Rohde 9, Uysal 8 despite four fouls, and Rasque 7. Contern had more balanced scoring, but Schieren had the game's decisive scorer.
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