AB Contern controlled this game very clearly and beat Thionville 96-64 after building the separation step by step: 27-18, 58-32 at halftime, then 80-48 after three quarters.
Nigel Tolentino's team set the tone early through Jonas Carlisle (23, 1.93m, USA), who scored Contern's first 9 points. Thionville stayed close for a while behind Yaonn Stelitano (THI), whose three first-quarter threes helped keep it at 14-11. The first real break came when Contern closed the opening period strongly, with Cameron Brooks-Harris (26, 2.00m, USA) driving the offense and helping create a 9-0 run.
The second quarter was decisive. After Thionville had reduced the gap to 33-28, Contern answered with an 18-4 finish to the half. Brooks-Harris and Carlisle gave constant scoring punch, while Borian Tymi (20, 2.00m) and Gabriel Solomon (24, 1.83m, PHL) added efficient support.
Contern then removed all suspense in the third period. From 58-32, the home side opened with a 13-2 burst to 71-34. Jeffrey Schumacher (23, 1.93m) scored 6 points in a row during that phase, and the lead later reached 39 points.
Brooks-Harris led all scorers with 22 points in only 10 minutes, Carlisle added 18, Jules Jacquet (17) finished with 15, and Tymi had 13. Contern had six players at 9 points or more and 13 made three-pointers. For Thionville, Amine Boushabi (THI) and Stelitano each scored 14, Adrien Bernard (THI) added 10, but the visitors could not match Contern's depth or repeated scoring runs.
(AI generated)