AB Contern edged Mambra Mamer 67-62 in a close M-U16 Division 2 game at Contern/Central. The hosts opened 15-12 after the first quarter, driven by four consecutive free throws from Emil Dostert. Mamer answered in the second: Arda Selim Isiklar (Season PPG: 13.8) and Ethan Martins kept them scoring, and an unsportsmanlike foul on Ivan Vasiljevic did not stop the visitors from taking a 30-29 lead into halftime.
The game turned after the break. Down 33-36, Contern strung together a 10-0 run for 43-36, with Max Muller and Dostert alternating baskets. Contern closed the third up 53-46 and quickly stretched the gap to 63-46 early in the fourth, with back-to-back buckets from Muller and an inside finish by Tao Tock.
Mamer then mounted a late push, a 16-4 spell that brought the score to 67-62, capped by Isiklar's steady scoring and additional points from Vasiljevic and Martins. Contern held firm in the final minute to secure the win. Highest lead was +17 for Contern at 63-46.
Game winners for Contern were Dostert (14), who poured in 30 points (13 two-pointers, 4 free throws), and Muller (12) with 18. Support came from Alex Wies (CON) with 8, and Tock's timely fourth-quarter basket; Max Welter hit Contern's lone three.
For Mamer, Isiklar delivered 18, Martins (14) added 18, Vasiljevic scored 12, and Phivos Sortikos (Season PPG: 7.2) had 8. Coach Ayodele Michael O. (Contern) got key answers from his scorers in the third, while coach Alan Bedirhanoglu (Mamer) orchestrated the late charge.
In the standings, Contern moves to 2-1 and rises to 2nd (win-loss-win in the last three). Mamer falls to 1-2, now 5th (loss-win-loss).
(AI generated)