Kordall Steelers overpowered AB Contern 101-74 in the qualification phase, controlling the tempo from the outset. Jackson Scott Sivills (Season PPG: 20.80) set the tone with early triples, and Andre Snoddy (KDS) piled up free throws as the visitors closed the first period up 28-18. Contern reacted well to start the second quarter with an 8-0 burst (Joshua Armani Ferguson's three, Lazar Lukic's three, then Ferguson again) to 26-28, but Kordall answered immediately: Robertas Jonaitis (Season PPG: 27.43) hit from deep, Gianluca Pellegrino Omboni (Season PPG: 14.80) followed, and Raphael Kemmer (Season PPG: 4.00) added another three for 30-42. A technical on Christophe Mertzig led to a Sivills free throw and coach Anthony Franck Tomba also drew a bench technical as KDS reached halftime up 51-40.
After the break, Kordall stretched it to 59-41 before Jeffrey Nicolas Jamal Schumacher (Season PPG: 4.86) scored four in a row for 45-59. Jonaitis replied with a three and, with Pellegrino's perimeter scoring, the gap grew to 78-56 after three. Early in the fourth, Sivills hit again from distance; an unsportsmanlike foul on Christopher Paul Barton Jr. (Season PPG: 15.80) gave KDS more control. Snoddy then strung together two free throws and a layup for five straight to 96-71, and Kordall closed at a highest lead of 27.
Kordall's leaders: Jonaitis 29 (6 FTs, 7 twos, 3 threes), Sivills 24 with five triples, Snoddy 18 (8 FTs), Pellegrino 11; among the club-trained group, Kemmer added 10 and Max Schmit 5. For Contern, Ferguson (28, 2.03m, USA) produced 23 (7 twos, 3 threes), Schumacher 17, Mathieu Arendt (Season PPG: 9.71) 11, and Lukic 9; Barton Jr. had 8.
Coach Antonio José López Peña's side snaps a four-game skid, rises two places to 9th (2-5). Contern remains winless (0-7) in 12th.
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