AB Contern handled Dillingen 73-43 at contern/central, controlling the game from the tip. Contern opened on a 10-0 burst (Walsh, Kulesza and a Walsh three), forcing an early timeout and setting a 19-14 first-quarter platform. The hosts pushed again in the second: captain Esmeralda Skrijelj (30, 1.78m) hit a three and Caileigh Ann Walsh (23, 1.91m, USA) strung together five straight points for 27-14. With Stefanie Grace Kulesza (22, 1.83m, USA) adding a triple, Contern reached halftime at 43-26.
The third quarter decided it. Contern held Dillingen to a single basket and authored a 16-0 run, with Walsh repeatedly finishing at the rim, supported by Kulesza and Skrijelj, to lead 60-28 after 30 minutes. Dillingen's best stretch came at the start of the fourth with an 8-0 reply, but Contern closed firmly and built the largest lead at +33 (73-40) before a late three.
Contern's offense was balanced and forceful inside: 25 two-pointers, 5 threes and 8 free throws. Walsh led all scorers with 25, dominating both the first-quarter start and the decisive third. Kulesza added 17 (a three and steady scoring in the lane), Skrijelj 14, and Ana Petrova (43, 1.71m, BGR) 9; Jil Heck (27, 1.81m) chipped in 4.
For Dillingen, captain Myrielle Platte-Behnke (DIL) posted 12 with two threes, and Kira Gross-Barra (DIL) brought 10 off the bench. Sophie Holzmann (DIL) had 6 including the final triple, while Fee Zimmermann (DIL) added 6 from deep; Riley Hayes (DIL) and Viktoria Suveydzdis (DIL) combined for 7.
Coaches: Fabienne Fuger's Contern dictated the tempo and third-quarter defense; Ruwen Behnke's Dillingen found a late response but couldn't overturn the mid-game gap.
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