AB Contern edged T71 Dudelange 62-59 in a tight U14 friendly at grimler/central, overturning a 20-point deficit with a late surge.
Game evolution
- Start: After an early 5-point burst from Lex Chiarandini (CON) for a 4-5 lead, T71 answered with a 16-1 run to close the first quarter up 20-6.
- Peak margin: T71 pushed it to 31-11 in the second quarter, their largest lead of the game.
- Momentum shift: Contern stitched together a 17-2 response to finish the half at 33-28, driven by captain Pit Hoffmann (CON) and Samuel Bevilacqua (CON). T71's Lucas Mutambayi Tshibambi (T71) picked up an unsportsmanlike foul in this stretch.
- Third quarter: T71 rebuilt a double-digit cushion and led 51-40. Levi Besch (T71) closed the period with four field goals, fueling a 6-0 spurt and scoring 8 of T71's last 10 in the quarter.
- Finale: From 59-52 for T71, Contern strung a decisive 10-0 run. Chiarandini scored, Bevilacqua added back-to-back baskets for 59-60, and Gabriel Rasque Schmitt (CON) sealed it at 59-62. Bevilacqua played through four fouls, while Hoffmann had steady late free throws in the third to keep Con within reach.
Top performers
- CON: Pit Hoffmann (CON) led with 16 (3 FTs, five 2s, one 3); Samuel Bevilacqua (CON) 15 (seven 2s); David Lopes Meysembourg (CON) 12 (six 2s); Chiarandini (CON) 9; Rasque Schmitt (CON) 8 including the last basket.
- T71: Levi Neil Ten Besch (T71) 14 (seven 2s), the main scorer in T71's third-quarter push; Lucas Mutambayi Tshibambi (T71) 12 (five 2s, two FTs) with an early first-quarter burst; Lorenzo Ethanaël Magoum (T71) 8, opening the second with a 3 and later three free throws.
Notes
- Captains: Hoffmann (CON) and Adriano Coelho Gomes (T71). Coaches: Jeff Bevilacqua (CON) and Carlo Muller (T71).
- Jayden Patrick Andrade Tavares (T71, 12, Portugal) added a late free throw in the third.
- No player fouled out.
(AI generated)