AB Contern beat Saarlouis 92-83 after a game that stayed open well into the fourth quarter. Contern started sharply with an 8-0 run and led 22-18 after 10 minutes, but Saarlouis answered in the second period and briefly moved in front. Nils Piprek carried that phase, and Saarlouis built its comeback with a strong scoring stretch around the middle and end of the quarter. Jonas Carlisle (23, 1.93m, USA) tied it again at 45-45 just before the break with his third 3-pointer.
The third quarter changed the rhythm. Nigel Tolentino's team opened the half through Cameron Brooks-Harris (26, 2.00m, USA), who scored repeatedly inside and from long range. Contern turned 45-45 into 61-51, its best margin of the night at 11 points, and controlled the period 23-14. Brooks-Harris was the main force in that run, while Jeffrey Schumacher and Christophe Mertzig added support.
Saarlouis still made it a close game. Early in the last quarter, Meier and Piprek helped cut the gap to 72-71. That was the key moment, and Contern answered immediately with a 10-2 push: free throws from Carlisle, baskets from Schumacher, a 3-pointer by Romain Dieterlen, and more inside scoring from Brooks-Harris. That sequence settled the game.
Brooks-Harris finished with 37 points, Carlisle added 21, Schumacher 16 and Mertzig 10 for Contern. Saarlouis had balanced resistance from Piprek with 23, Matthias Meier with 16, Jordan Camper with 15 and Ricky Easterling with 14. Contern made the difference with its leading duo and a stronger third quarter. There was also a late disqualifying foul charged to Mertzig.
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