T71 Dudelange controlled AB Contern 79-64 in the M-U14 Division 1 Phase finale at grimler/terrain1, building a decisive lead early and managing the game from there. After a 6-6 start, T71 strung together an 8-0 burst and closed the first quarter 25-11. Contern burned an early timeout but couldn't stem the tide as T71 finished the period on a 19-5 stretch. Halftime came at 39-26.
Coach Alain Schaeffer's side opened Q3 with a 6-0 mini-run to 45-26, answered briefly by Max Muller's replies for Contern, before T71 reasserted control. In Q4, T71 pieced together another 6-0 spurt to 71-49, their largest lead (+22). Contern rallied late behind perimeter makes from Pit Hoffmann and Samuel Bevilacqua, plus steady free throws, but the gap was already set.
Balanced scoring was T71's edge: Pol Guedes (19; Season PPG: 10.67) hit from deep, captain Ben Kloos (17; Season PPG: 13.08) added timely scores despite carrying four fouls, while Ivan Barbic (12; Season PPG: 11.38), Charel Krings (10; Season PPG: 6.25) and Finn Crelot (10; Season PPG: 7.25) rounded out five players in double figures. Crelot had back-to-back baskets in Q1; Ben Stork scored on consecutive plays to start Q3.
For Contern, 13-year-old Max Muller (30; Season PPG: 35.75) shouldered nearly half of the offense, opening with his team's first four points and later knocking down three straight free throws in Q3. Support came from Gabriel Rasque Schmitt (9; Season PPG: 10.67), Hoffmann (7; Season PPG: 5.55), Bevilacqua (5; Season PPG: 7.82) and David Lopes Meysembourg (6; Season PPG: 7.47). Coach Jeff Bevilacqua's early timeouts sought to halt T71's momentum, but the hosts' depth prevailed.
In the standings, T71 move to 2nd (1-1), stopping a two-game slide; Contern sit 4th (0-2), their losing run extended to four.
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