AB Contern, now 3rd and up one place, beat leaders T71 Dudelange 79-70 in a game that turned on momentum swings and a strong home response in key moments. It was Contern's first win over T71 this season after three previous losses, while T71 stayed 1st but slipped to a second straight defeat after a very long winning run.
T71 started sharply and went up 11-2, with Elsa Guedes (Season PPG: 6.21) scoring 5 early points and captain Alana Krings (Season PPG: 11.00) adding 6 in a row. Contern answered with an 11-0 run to move ahead 13-11, changing the tone of the first quarter, and carried that recovery into a 37-35 halftime lead.
The home side created the real separation in the third period. Lou Alliaume (Season PPG: 9.35) and Julie Braun Silva, a 15-year-old, drove the push to 46-36, and Contern closed the quarter at 58-47. T71 still had a major reaction: a 10-0 burst at the start of the fourth cut the gap from 58-47 to 58-57, fueled by Guedes.
That was the crucial stretch. After coach Fabienne Fuger's timeout, Braun Silva (Season PPG: 11.75) hit a timely three. Krings then fouled out with 14 points, and Contern regained control, stretching the margin back to 12 at 79-67, their highest lead.
Contern had balanced production: Orélie Moes (Season PPG: 8.69) led with 17, Braun Silva scored 16, Zoé Moes (Season PPG: 13.79) had 11, Joyce Alliaume (Season PPG: 10.45) 10, and Lisa Zoller (Season PPG: 9.44) 8. For T71, Guedes finished with 21 and Krings had 14, while Katarina Barbic (T71) gave useful second-quarter shooting with two threes.
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