AB Contern overpowered Basket Esch B 98-32 in MU14 Division 3 (Phase 1) at Contern/Central, controlling the game from the opening tip. Contern opened on a 90 surge before Esch got on the board and closed the first quarter 207. The decisive stretch came in the second: Contern strung together a 250 run to 457, conceding only a late basket for a 459 halftime lead.
The hosts never let up after the break. Pit Hoffmann (captain, 13) sparked several thirdquarter bursts as the gap ballooned to 7024. In the fourth, Felix Zoller closed the night with three consecutive baskets, fixing the largest lead at +66.
Scoring was balanced and deep for Contern with eight players on the sheet: Gabriel Rasque Schmitt (Season PPG: 12.60) led with 25 points, Zoller (Season PPG: 12.40) added 18, and Samuel Bevilacqua (Season PPG: 11.00) hit two threes in his 14. Hoffmann (Season PPG: 8.00) scored 13, while Max Muller (Season PPG: 35.00) chipped in 12. Contern's shot profile was incisive: 37 twopointers and seven made threes, plus three free throws.
Esch's best reply came from Alim Durovic (LALB) with 14 points. Sabahudin Dulic (LALB) had 7 despite early foul trouble (P2 then P1 in the first quarter), and Luca Di Nardo (LALB) added 6; Lucas Fioriti (LALB) scored 4, Noah Valentino Diaz Catani (LALB) 1. Esch could not connect from long range and finished with 15 twopointers and two free throws.
Coach Jeff Bevilacqua's side rotated effectively to maintain tempo, while Damien Thill's firstquarter timeout at 90 could not stem the momentum. Contern stay top of the table at 50, now on a fivegame winning streak. Esch remain fifth at 14 and are on a fourgame skid.
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