Guy Schmit's Musel Pikes took control very early in Contern and won 94-74, with the first quarter deciding much of the evening. After 7-7, Musel produced a 26-5 run to close the period at 33-12. Jaylen Key and Sam Streef set the tone in that stretch, and Musel's transition play repeatedly arrived before Contern could settle.
AB Contern reacted after the break. Down 34-58 at halftime, Anthony Tomba's team opened the third quarter with six straight points and later trimmed the gap from 40-67 to 48-67. Early in the fourth, baskets by Jeffrey Schumacher and Olivier Summer brought it back to 63-75. That was the key moment of resistance, but Key answered with 6 points in a row and Musel rebuilt separation quickly. The highest lead reached 25 points.
Musel's edge came from rebounding and offensive balance: 51-35 on the boards, including 17 offensive rebounds, and a good 11/26 from three-point range (42%). Contern was solid inside at 20/38 on two-pointers (53%), but 4/9 at the line and 10/32 from deep limited the comeback chances.
MVP Jaylen Key (Season PPG: 20.64, RPG: 10.1, AssPG: 1.43), the 28-year-old USA forward/center at 2.01m, dominated with 30 points and 22 rebounds. Everette Hammond IV (Season PPG: 21.00, RPG: 4.45, AssPG: 2.55) added 19 points and 6 assists. Streef (Season PPG: 11.42, RPG: 3.45, AssPG: 1.82) scored 18, with excellent shooting from outside at 3/4 from three and 3/3 on free throws. Tom Welter finished with 10 assists and 4 steals.
For Contern, Marcellus Garrick (Season PPG: 20.63, RPG: 6.23, AssPG: 4.15) had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, with an excellent 6/8 on two-pointers. Schumacher added 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, while Christophe Mertzig scored 14 and Mathieu Arendt 10. In this Enovos League game, Musel also had two professional players against one for Contern, a factor that clearly affected the overall balance. Musel has now won 3 of the 4 meetings between the teams this season.
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