AB Contern B edged Etzella Ettelbruck 51-46 at deichwisen/central, sealing it late after a furious home rally. Contern B opened with control and physicality, jumping to 14-5 after the first quarter and pushing the gap to 27-14 at halftime, their largest lead of 13.
After the break, Contern B briefly stretched the cushion when Tessy Margue (41, 1.81m) scored 4 consecutive points to start the third. Etzella responded: Selma Jung (ETZ) and Catharina Schonckert (ETZ) attacked inside, and captain Anouk Reisch (ETZ) knocked down two triples in the period to trim it to 36-44 after three. Early in the fourth, Amelie Laure Sybertz (18, 1.82m) hit a three for 36-47, but Etzella mounted a 9-0 run: Schonckert powered in back-to-back buckets, Amina Kocan (ETZ) and Ella Reding (ETZ) were steady at the line, and the hosts drew within 46-49. Margue then delivered the decisive basket for 46-51 to close it out.
Sybertz (CONB) was the game's standout with 26 points, scoring in every quarter and repeatedly halting Etzella's momentum. Margue (CONB) added 12 and, despite 4 fouls, produced the clincher. Fabienne Medinger (CONB) chipped in 5, and Jessica Hommel (CONB) 4. For Etzella, Schonckert (ETZ) led with 14 while battling foul trouble (4 fouls). Jung (ETZ) had 7, Reisch (ETZ) 6 on her two third-quarter threes, with Jackie Beckers (ETZ) and Reding (ETZ) adding 5 each.
Coach Idris Abderrahmane Kader's side set the tone with a 27-14 defensive first half; Etzella's coach Amadeo Dias Ep. Bordang adjusted well after the interval as his team scored 32 after the break. Contern B's win is their third in a row and puts them atop the W-Nationale 2: Tour qualificatif table, while Etzella sit fifth after alternating results (loss, win, loss).
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