AB Contern B dominated BC Mess B 75-24 in the Championship round (Aller, game 7) at Contern/Central. The hosts, guided by coach Wolzfeld, opened with a blistering 25-0 first quarter and never looked back. Ben Goergen (Season PPG: 14.86) and René Wolzfeld (Season PPG: 10.71) set the early tone, with Jérôme Charel Kafer (Season PPG: 13.20) stretching the floor from deep.
Mess finally unlocked the score early in the second quarter when François Villain hit back-to-back threes for six consecutive points, but Contern managed the response through Goergen and Wolzfeld to reach halftime at 39-11. Contern's control continued after the break: Michel Kirsch (CONB) added a three and a two, Kafer connected again from long range, and the lead kept swelling.
The fourth quarter began with Kafer scoring the first seven points of the period (2+3+2FT), then Sébastien Hommel (CONB) buried two late triples as Contern closed on a 22-9 run. The largest gap reached 53 points at 75-22. For Mess, coach Michels' team found sporadic answers through Villain and Alexandre Caurl a (Season PPG: 15.17, 1.80m, Guard), but turnovers and empty trips piled up; Yves Gillet picked up four personals, including two P2 in the last quarter.
Top performers - AB Contern B: Kafer 24 points (five threes, key fourth-quarter burst); Wolzfeld 16; Goergen 15; Hommel (CONB) 11 with three triples; Patrick Walravens (Season PPG: 14.00) added a three. BC Mess B: Villain 8 (the team's early spark with consecutive threes); Caurl a 6; Philippe Charles Di Cato (48 years) 4; Gillet 4; captain Damien Michels 2.
In the standings, Contern climb to 1st (+1) at 6-1 and are on a six-game winning streak. Mess sit 6th (+3) at 2-5 but have dropped their last three.
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