Black Star Mersch overpowered AB Contern B 71-34 in Contern/Central, breaking the game open after halftime. The hosts held on through a physical first half (15-19; 10-11), trailing just 25-30 at the break, but the third quarter flipped the contest: BSM delivered a 20-3 period, including an 18-0 blast from 26-32 to 26-50, and never looked back. Contern called an early timeout in the fourth at 32-57, yet Black Star kept piling on with perimeter shooting and transition baskets to reach a largest lead of 37 at the buzzer.
Lynn Eliane Schreiner (34, 1.60m) paced Black Star with 18 points, mixing drives and four made threes to puncture the defense at key moments. German forward Nele Trommer (21, 1.84m) added 16, including two triples and repeated scores out of halftime that ignited the decisive run. Inside, Catherine Max chipped in 14 and controlled the paint, while captain Nina Goedert contributed 10 and late free throws and a three-pointer despite navigating four fouls. Sarah Krier and Jessie Kettel stretched the floor in the fourth with timely long-range makes.
For Contern, Amélie Laure Sybertz (18, 1.82m) carried the offense with 18 points, scoring in spurts in the first half and briefly halting the slide in the fourth. Support came in small doses from Jessica Hommel and Laura Bernardy (4 each), Tessy Margue (4) and Sophie Grivet, who hit the team's only three. No player fouled out; Sybertz picked up two fouls in the last quarter, while BSM's Goedert finished on four.
From deep, Black Star's advantage was stark: nine made threes to Contern's one, and a 20-3 third quarter that decided it. The result extends BSM's winning streak to three. Contern's three-game run ends; they remain top of the table at 3-1, while Black Star sit 6th at 3-0 from three played. Coaches Lance Channing Legister and Claire Margue each used timeouts to steer momentum, but the visitors' post-halftime surge proved unanswerable.
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AB Contern B 
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