Mambra Mamer edged AB Contern 87-83 in Contern, clinching a second straight win after three losses, while Contern slipped to 0-5. In front of 150 spectators, Contern set the tone early (17-11) behind Christopher Paul Barton Jr (29, USA) and Mathieu Arendt. The game flipped in the second quarter (20-29) as Rashon Johnson Jr (Season PPG: 18.6) lived at the line and Alan Bedirhanoglu (Season PPG: 16.6) added inside finishes, sending Mamer to the break up 40-37.
After a Lazar Lukic triple briefly put Contern ahead 45-42 early in the third, Mamer detonated a 16-0 run: Bedirhanoglu and Domenick Slevà (Season PPG: 18.4) piled up points, and Hector LoechnerErnst hit a three. The visitors' lead peaked at +18 (70-52) entering the fourth. Coach Darko Ristic's side appeared in control, even after a Bedirhanoglu technical foul early in the last period.
Contern, coached by Gabor Boros, made a late charge (31-17 in Q4). Barton Jr buried five threes overall and went 7/7 at the stripe in a 32-point night, Olivier Summer knocked down a late triple, and Jeffrey Schumacher added 8 points in the fourth before fouling out after a flurry of personal fouls. Lukic's third-quarter surge and Joshua Ferguson (Season PPG: 16.6) kept Contern in touch, but Mamer closed it out at the line through Slevà and Bedirhanoglu, with Povilas Mikalauskas adding a key three and a late free throw.
Top performers:
- Mamer: Slevà 25, Johnson Jr 22, Bedirhanoglu 22; timely threes by LoechnerErnst and Mikalauskas.
- Contern: Barton Jr 32, Arendt 12, Schumacher 11, Ferguson 11, Summer 8, Lukic 7.
In the table, Mamer climbs to 8th (+3), while Contern remains 12th.
(AI generated)