AB Contern C controlled long stretches to win 63-55 at Telstar Hesperange D in the MDivision 3 championship round. The visitors burst out 11-0 before Telstar settled at 11-16 after the first. Early in the second, threes by Michel Kirsch (Season PPG: 10.2) and Patrick Walravens (CONC) rebuilt a doubledigit cushion, with Walravens knocking down four straight free throws as CONC reached halftime up 31-23.
The key push came late in the third: Walravens and the experienced Steffen Boenecke (47) helped stretch it to 46-30, the biggest lead of the night. Telstar answered through Alec Paul Jacques Goedert (TELD) inside and Max Rock (Season PPG: 6.0) from deep to stay within reach entering the fourth. A final surge brought TELD to 55-57 after free throws by Goedert and a finish from Christophe Thil (Season PPG: 8.0). In the decisive sequence, Jeff Besch (Season PPG: 10.4) hit backtoback baskets, and coach-player Sebastien Hommel (Season PPG: 4.5) added the last two points for a 6-0 closing run. Besch's contribution stood out even after a thirdquarter technical; for Telstar, coach Ronny Schanen was assessed a bench technical during the tense finish.
Walravens (32, 1.88 m) led CONC with 21, supported by Besch's 12 and Kirsch's 11; Boenecke added 5, while the 17yearold Lahav Gueta (POL) produced two key fourthquarter buckets among his 6. For TELD, Goedert scored 12 and Rock 9 with three triples, backed by Pascal Wohl (Season PPG: 7.4) with 8, Gil Roden (TELD) with 9, and Norman Aust (TELD) with 6. Telstar's rally was hampered by foul trouble, with both Goedert and Rock fouling out late.
In the standings, AB Contern C climbs to 2nd (+4) at 3-2, taking a second straight win. Telstar Hesperange D, now 1-4, sits 7th (+2) and sees its slide extend to four losses.
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