AB Contern B won 91-65 in Dreiborn and extended its winning run to three games. The result lifted CONB three places to 4th in M-Division 1, while Musel Pikes B stayed 3rd and saw its three-game winning streak end.
The game changed shape several times early. MUSB started with a Chris Dentzer (36, 1.78m) three, but Contern answered with 14 straight points, many of them from Yann Fux (36) around the basket and at the line, for a 14-3 lead. Musel reacted well: Guy Schmit and Eric Steffen helped turn the rhythm, and the home side closed the first quarter in front, 26-23.
The second quarter stayed balanced. MUSB went up 34-29, but CONB answered with a 13-3 spell. Jérôme Kafer (36) was central in that phase with 10 second-quarter points, including two threes, and Contern reached halftime ahead 44-42.
The decisive break came after the interval. From 44-46, CONB produced 13 unanswered points, with Yann Besch (29, 1.81m) hitting three consecutive three-pointers in that surge. Musel briefly answered through back-to-back Steffen threes to make it 50-57, but René Wolzfeld (35, 1.92m) replied strongly and Contern finished the third quarter up 71-57.
The fourth quarter removed suspense quickly. CONB opened with an 11-0 run from 71-57 to 82-57, its highest lead later reaching 26 points at the final buzzer.
Contern had four main scorers in double figures: Besch 18, Fux 18, Xavier Engel 17 and Wolzfeld 16, with Kafer adding 12. For MUSB, Dentzer scored 18 with five made threes, Schmit had 17, Raphael Martin 14 despite four fouls, and Steffen 13.
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