Black Star Mersch overpowered AB Contern 109-70 in Contern/Central, taking control early and never letting go. The visitors raced from an early 2-4 to a 30-18 first quarter behind the one-two punch of Alvyn Madoki Bigas (40 pts, 15, ESP) and captain Mike Goehlhausen (35 pts). Contern had a brief response to open Q2 Max Muller strung together five straight points to trim it to 25-31 but BSM replied immediately: Goehlhausen hit back-to-back twos and Madoki added another basket for a 25-37 cushion, and the half closed at 58-33.
The third period followed the same pattern. Kozlowski (18 pts, 13, POL) and Goehlhausen kept piling on, with Leonard Lobidel Fernandez adding a three from the bench as the gap extended beyond 30. The highest lead reached 41 (109-68) late in the fourth. Early in that final quarter, Rolando Nienaber Mendes had a burst of three consecutive field goals that snuffed out any remaining doubt.
Contern's attack was led by Muller (21 pts) and the captains' effort from Emil Dostert (14) plus Tao Tock (14), but foul trouble hurt: Miguel Ahamdanech Serrano picked up two quick fouls in Q1, Alex Wies flirted with the limit, and Alexandre Lopes Meysembourg (8) eventually fouled out in the fourth. Coach Ayodele Michael O. kept rotating options, yet the visitors' pace under coach Daniel Goehlhausen consistently produced easy scores.
BSM's production was broad beyond its top scorers Kozlowski's all-round punch and Nienaber Mendes (10) complemented the headline duo. After opening the season with a loss, Black Star bounced back and climbs to the top of the early Phase 1 standings (1-1). Contern moves to 1-1 as well, currently third.
(AI generated)