AB Contern controlled the trip to Steinsel, winning 83-64 over Amicale Steesel in M-U14 Division 3 Phase 1. The visitors edged every quarter and tightened the grip late, moving to 4-0 and taking over first place, while Amicale drops to 3-1 and second. It is Contern's third straight win.
Game evolution
- Q1: Contern answered early strikes by Amicale's Harons Rafaels Faduls with inside conversions from Max Muller and Felix Zoller to lead 19-14. Late in the period Faduls committed two fouls in a row, which tempered Amicale's momentum.
- Q2: The scoring pace stayed high. Aiden Riley Smith (13, CAN) and Charel Patz connected for Amicale, but Muller kept scoring at will. Halftime 43-36 for Contern.
- Q3: Faduls sparked the hosts with back-to-back baskets, and Maxime Kapgen added a three, yet Muller and Zoller answered to close the quarter 64-55 for Contern.
- Q4: Muller opened with three straight baskets for a personal 6-0 run that broke the game open. Pit Hoffmann added a three as the gap grew to the night's biggest margin at the buzzer, plus-19.
Top performers
- Contern: Max Muller (12) poured in 43 points, relentlessly finishing inside and adding free throws. Felix Zoller added 17, with timely scores in each half. Samuel Bevilacqua chipped in 6, and Hoffmann 5 including a key triple.
- Amicale: Faduls led with 17, Kapgen had 13 with a late three and free throws, Smith scored 10 despite navigating four fouls in the last quarter, and Patz added 10. Jona Engel contributed 6 off the bench. William Santos Ferreira (12, CPV) added important first-half points.
Coach Jeff Bevilacqua's timeouts in the second half helped Contern steady their rotations before the decisive push, while Coach Stoffel-Adam's group kept competing but could not slow Muller's fourth-quarter burst. Contern's highest lead was 19, the final scoreline.
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