AB Contern B edged Basket Esch B 73-67 in Contern after a tight finish. The hosts set the tone early behind Patrick Walravens (32, 1.88m), who strung together five quick points in Q1, and steady free throws from Rene Wolzfeld (34, 1.92m) for a 19-16 lead. Contern widened the gap before halftime as Walravens' third triple and Jerome Kafer's inside-out scoring pushed the cushion to 38-29, the biggest margin of the night (+9).
Esch answered in the third. Edi Sabotic (20, 1.80m, MNE) carried the visitors with a three and multiple drives, sparking a 19-8 swing that briefly flipped the score to 49-50. Contern stabilized late in the period through Ben Goergen and Christophe Manuel Torres Dos Santos to hold 56-52 after 30 minutes.
The last quarter swung again: Antoine Kohn buried a three and Marko Latinovic (38, 2.00m, HUN) added four points as Esch pieced together a 10-2 run to lead 60-64. Coach Wolzfeld's side replied with poise. Goergen tied it at 65-65, Walravens nudged Contern ahead from the line, and Wolzfeld delivered the dagger with a corner three for 72-65, part of a 7-0 burst. Walravens added the final point to seal it. Late foul trouble hurt Esch: Laurent Tousch, who had contributed a three and a two earlier, picked up three quick fouls in the fourth and eventually fouled out.
Top performers
- Contern: Walravens 20, Wolzfeld 19 (including the late three), Goergen 11, Kafer 9.
- Esch: Sabotic 25, Latinovic 13, Kohn 12 with two fourth-quarter threes.
In the standings, AB Contern B climbs to 3rd (up nine). Basket Esch B sits 6th (up one). Form-wise, Contern bounced back after a loss ( loss, win, while Esch's start flips to win, loss. n
Game winners in a close finish: Wolzfeld's clutch three and Walravens' late free throws made the difference for AB Contern B. Coach Latinovic's unit had momentum early in the fourth, but Contern's closing 13-3 spell decided it.
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