AB Contern left Bascharage with a 63-77 win after flipping the game in a strong second half of this M-U16 Division 2 Phase 2 round-robin.
Bascharage started fast. Viktor Pecirep (Season PPG: 25.00) poured in 14 points in the first quarter, including two triples, to set a 22-17 lead. Ilija Radojevic (Season PPG: 14.13) strung six quick points early, while Alex Wies answered with 10 in the opening period to keep Contern close. Despite a Q1 technical on Pecirep, coach William Jacques Guenfissi's team still held a 41-38 edge at halftime.
The turning point came right after the break. Coach Michael Ayodele's side opened the third quarter on a 6-0 run to seize the lead (41-44) and later got back-to-back threes from Max Muller and Wies to stretch it to 47-56, entering the fourth up 51-58. In the final period captain Emil Dostert (Season PPG: 27.00) took control inside. Contern produced a 13-4 stretch to 55-73 and built the highest lead at +18, effectively closing the door. An unsportsmanlike on Lenny Erpelding in Q4 did not slow their momentum; he even scored on the next play.
Numbers underline Contern's blueprint: 31 made two-pointers to Bascharage's 26 and a 9-2 advantage from the free-throw line. Wies (Season PPG: 14.38) led with 27, Dostert added 25 with key late free throws, Max Welter (Season PPG: 6.75) had 11 and 13-year-old Max Muller (Season PPG: 13.00) hit a pivotal third-quarter three. For Bascharage, Pecirep finished at 29 (three triples), Radojevic 16, Tom Kruchten (Season PPG: 7.63) and Samuel Hobby (Season PPG: 5.63) 6 apiece. Marino Jacob Bavcevic (15, BEL) chipped in 4.
In the standings, Contern climbs to 2nd (+2) at 2-1, while Bascharage sits 5th at 0-3, now on a three-game slide after a prior three-win run.
(AI generated)