AB Contern pulled away after the break to win 76-52 at esch/ho4, overturning a 33-32 halftime deficit with a forceful 30-15 third quarter and a 14-4 finish in the fourth. The game moved in waves early: Contern strung together an 11-0 run in the first to lead 15-7, before Basket Esch answered with an 11-0 surge of its own in the second to flip it to 22-18 and reach the interval up by one (11-15; 22-17).
The turning point came midway through the third. With Contern ahead 38-35, Basket Esch head coach Karim Elbaoune received a bench technical (B1), and moments later Estelle Birnbaum committed an unsportsmanlike foul (U2). Contern immediately converted the momentum into an 8-0 blast (from 41-44 to 41-52), then closed the period on a 6-0 spurt for 62-48. To open the fourth, Orelie Moes (15) scored four straight, and Contern rattled off a 10-0 run to 72-48, building what matched the game's largest lead at +24.
Contern's attack was balanced. Zoe Moes (15) led with 16 points, while Joyce Alliaume added 15, notably living at the line all night. Orelie Moes (11) punctuated key stretches across the third and fourth, Julie Braun Silva chipped in 11, and Lisa Zoller had 10 including a first-quarter three. Head coach Fabienne Fuger's timeouts in the second stabilized her side before the decisive surge.
Basket Esch leaned on Ajla Adrovic (Season PPG: 10.4), who paced the hosts with 17 points and a third-quarter push to keep them in touch. Anais Gocel (15, FRA) contributed 9 in her first outing of the season, while Emilie Loesch (16, 1.63 m) and Emma Wallenborn scored 8 apiece. Birnbaum's U2 and accumulating fouls blunted Esch's rotation in the third.
In the table, Contern climbs to 2nd place (+1) at 3-2 and is now on a two-game winning streak. Basket Esch drops to 3rd (-1) at 2-3. Contern closed the night by winning the last two quarters 44-19 and sealing a 24-point margin.
(AI generated)