Liège Panthers edged AB Contern 79-76 in a tight friendly at Contern/Central. The opening quarter set a fast tempo: Da Nasia Hood (LIP) answered Lou Mathieu (30, 1.68m) from deep, and Liège led 31-27. Contern briefly moved in front at 32-31, but Pierre Cornia's team closed the half strong and stretched the gap to a game-high +10 at 50-40 early in the third.
Fabienne Fuger's side replied with a surge: Stefanie Kulesza (CON) worked inside, Caileigh Walsh (CON) added a triple, then Mathieu buried back-to-back threes to pull within 57-59. A late 3rd-quarter push made it 61-61 entering the last period.
Liège rebuilt control to 75-67, helped by Manon Descamps (LIP) around a triple. An unsportsmanlike foul on Aliyah Kenny (LIP) swung momentum: Kulesza hit two free throws, Walsh added one, and Mathieu drilled her fifth three for a 9-0 run and a 76-75 Contern lead. In the decisive sequence, Eva Hambursin (LIP) and Clara Tassin (LIP) responded with consecutive twos to secure the win.
Top performers
- CON: Walsh 27 (7x2, 3x3, 4 FT), Kulesza 19, Mathieu 15 on five threes; Ana Petrova (43, 1.71m, BGR) added 9 from deep.
- LIP: Hood 20, Tassin 13, Hambursin and Kenny 10 each, Descamps 9.
Contern hit 11 threes (Mathieu 5, Walsh 3, Petrova 3); Liège answered with 7. Coaches Cornia and Fuger traded time-outs around key swings, but the Panthers' final two baskets were the game-winners in a close finish.
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