AB Contern won a close M-U18 Division 3 game against Bascharage Hedgehogs, 87-80, and moved up one place to 1st in the standings at 4-1. Bascharage stayed 4th at 2-3, with its two-game winning streak ending.
The game stayed balanced for a long time. Contern led 22-19 after the first quarter, but Bascharage kept answering through captain Gil Schmit (Season PPG: 32.00). He scored early from both inside and outside and had BAS in front several times in the second period. At halftime, Contern's margin was only 46-45.
The key stretch came in the third quarter. Bascharage reached its biggest lead at 60-55, with support from David Alves dos Santos (BAS), but Nigel Tolentino's team reacted immediately. Contern produced a decisive 15-3 run to turn a five-point deficit into a 70-63 advantage before the last period. Max Muller (CON) attacked well in that sequence, Alex Wies (Season PPG: 19.00) added important baskets, and Alexandre Lopes Meysembourg (CON) kept the scoring pressure on.
Contern then opened the fourth at 72-63, its highest lead at +9. Bascharage stayed in the game because Schmit continued to carry the offense and finished with a remarkable 39 points, a new season high. Alves dos Santos added 16. For Contern, Lopes Meysembourg led the way with 24 points, Emil Dostert (Season PPG: 12.20) added 18, Muller scored 16, and Wies had 11. That scoring depth allowed Contern to hold the lead through the last minutes.
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