AB Contern, 4th in the phase finale, beat Arantia Larochette 73-53 and completed a 3-0 season sweep after earlier wins of 71-49 and 81-54. Fabienne Fuger's team also ended a four-game losing streak.
Contern took control early with a 5-0 start and closed the first quarter 17-9. Arantia stayed in contact for part of the second period, but the home side finished the half with an 8-0 run, moving from 26-20 to 34-20. In that stretch, Julie Braun Silva (Season PPG: 11.76) and Lisa Zoller (Season PPG: 9.07) gave Contern clear offensive stability.
Joao Pedro Osorio Silva's side reacted well after the break. Arantia won the third quarter 19-8 and cut the gap from 35-23 to 42-39. The key moment was a 10-0 run late in the period, led by captain Nora Hansen (17, BEL; Season PPG: 8.87), Sara Ferreira Afonso (Season PPG: 6.09) and Suellen Santos Cruz (Season PPG: 12.06), which brought the game back within one possession.
Contern answered immediately in the last quarter and dominated it 31-14. Zoé Moes (Season PPG: 13.75) scored repeatedly, while Braun Silva added more key baskets, including from three-point range. The lead went back to 20 points, matching the highest margin of the game.
Braun Silva led all scorers with 23 points, Zoller added 22 and Moes 15, while captain Joyce Alliaume (Season PPG: 10.59) contributed 10. For Arantia, Hansen and Ferreira Afonso scored 12 each, with Santos Cruz and Mara Ronkar (Season PPG: 6.79) adding 11 each. Lou Alliaume, a 17-year-old 1.63m guard (Season PPG: 9.18), fouled out in the fourth quarter. After the game, Contern stayed 4th, while Arantia moved up one place to 5th.
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