AB Contern controlled this friendly from an early stage and won 100-79 against Racing Luxembourg. The game was shaped quickly: after a 4-4 start, Contern closed the first quarter on a 17-5 stretch, including a 14-2 run from 7-7 to 21-9. Brooks Harris (CON) was already the main force there, and the home side also took advantage of a technical sequence on Malcolm Richardson (RAC) and Racing coach Adam Radomirovic.
The second quarter created the real gap. Christophe Mertzig (27, 1.88m, CON) gave Contern strong perimeter production, Landon Wohl (CON) added interior points, and Brooks Harris kept scoring in waves. Contern reached the break at 49-24, with the attack well balanced around four double-digit scorers.
Racing were better after halftime and won the third quarter 32-25. Richardson (RAC) led that reaction with 25 points overall, Samuel Rehak (RAC) added 13, Jeff Keller (24, 2.03m, RAC) scored 12, and Kley Cirikovic (RAC) gave useful support with 9. Racing cut part of the deficit, but Contern still entered the last quarter ahead 74-56.
Any idea of a late comeback disappeared quickly. Brooks Harris opened the fourth with 6 Contern points in a row, and the gap stayed above 20 for most of the final period. He finished with an outstanding 42 points, built on 7 made free throws, 13 made two-pointers and 3 made three-pointers. Jonas Carlisle (CON) followed with 21, Mertzig had 18, and Wohl contributed 11. For Racing, Jayson Stemper (24, 2.04m, RAC) spent the night in foul trouble and fouled out in the fourth quarter.
(AI generated)