Nationale 2 Round 3 (Regular Season): AB Contern keeps a leadership position

After 3 rounds played we can already see who rules in the Nationale 2 and who belongs to weaker ones. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

AB Contern smashed Black Star at home 115-44. AB Contern dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Black Star's 30 and had 18 for 33 from the free-throw line, while Black Star only scored two points from the stripe. AB Contern forced 31 Black Star turnovers and outrebounded them 57-33 including a 25-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. AB Contern looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Black Star's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when AB Contern made 9 blocks. 25 personal fouls committed by Black Star helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for American forward Cam Brooks-Harris (201, college: Georgetown, KY) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). Canadian Jeffrey Schumacher (193) helped adding 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was Sam Tibold with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Black Star's coach Mike Pravisani gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Black Star will play next round against strong Mess trying to get back on the winning streak. AB Contern will try to continue on its current victory against North Fox in Reuler.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Bascharage (2-1) in Mondorf. Visitors were rolled over by Avanti (3-0) 104-71. It was an exceptional evening for American swingman Donte Pope (196, college: FPU) who led the winners and scored 39 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Terrence Ringo accounted for 28 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists. Greek Angelos Giannopoulos (200-2003) came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds for Bascharage in the defeat. Bascharage's coach Dejan Pavlovic already knew that his team would not have a big chance, so allowed to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Avanti will play against Mamer (#8) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Bascharage will play against Black Frogs (#10) and hopes to get back on the winning track.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 3: Mamer destroyed Nitia on the opponent's court 117-73. Winless Black Frogs unfortunately lost to North Fox in a home game 73-82. Heffingen lost to undefeated Mess on the road 65-70. CFBB defeated Nitia on its own court 66-61.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 23 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 8 steals by Nicolas Parrish of Nitia.



Nitia - Mamer 73-117:
Rather expected game in Betembourg where Nitia (0-4) was crushed by Mamer (1-2) 117-73. Mamer dominated down low during the game scoring 86 of its points in the paint compared to Nitia's 36. They outrebounded Nitia 49-24 including a 32-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Mamer players were unselfish on offense dishing 24 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Terry Winn III (201-1995, college: UTRGV) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Argentinian guard Gianluca Pellegrino (190-1993) accounted for 29 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Five Mamer players scored in double figures. American point guard Nicolas Parrish (, college: CCBC Dundalk) came up with 24 points and 7 assists and forward Jerome Bous added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Nitia in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Mamer will play against Avanti in Mondorf in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Nitia will play on the road against Heffingen (#5) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Mamer: W.Terry 34+18reb+6ast, P.Gianluca 29+10reb+5ast, O.Schneider 11+7reb+4ast, T.McLeod 10+1reb+2ast, S.Schaaf 10+5reb+1ast, T.Reisdorffer 8+2reb
Nitia: P.Nicolas 24+4reb+7ast, B.Jerome 13+5reb+5ast, T.Christopher 12+1reb+1ast, Z.Kristupas 8+1reb+1ast, A.Wesley 6+1reb+2ast, P.Torralba Daniel 5+3reb+1ast

Avanti - Bascharage 104-71:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Bascharage (2-1) in Mondorf. Visitors were rolled over by Avanti (3-0) 104-71. Avanti outrebounded Bascharage 44-27 including a 34-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Avanti players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American swingman Donte Pope (196, college: FPU) who led the winners and scored 39 points (!!!), 9 rebounds and 8 assists. His fellow American import forward Terrence Ringo (198, college: Union, TN) accounted for 28 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Greek Angelos Giannopoulos (200-2003) came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds and guard Deni Sabotic (184-2007) added 14 points and 4 assists respectively for Bascharage in the defeat. Bascharage's coach Dejan Pavlovic already knew that his team would not have a big chance, so allowed to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Avanti will play against Mamer (#8) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Bascharage will play against Black Frogs (#10) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Avanti: P.Donte 39+9reb+8ast, R.Terrence 28+16reb+6ast, N.Schroeder 24+4reb, J.Hartz 4+6reb+4ast, M.Grivet 4+3reb+1ast, S.Bartholomey 3+1ast
Bascharage: S.Deni 14+3reb+4ast, V.Dragasevic 11+3reb+2ast, G.Angelos 10+11reb+1ast, S.Gil 7+1reb, S.Luka 6, A.Eleazare 6+5reb+1ast

Black Frogs - North Fox 73-82:
But Black Frogs was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Reuler 82-73. North Fox dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Black Frogs' 38. They outrebounded Black Frogs 46-28 including a 17-5 advantage in offensive rebounds. Black Frogs was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Noryen Lasley (201, college: Ave Maria) who led the winners and scored 33 points (!!!) and 29 rebounds. Charel Linden accounted for 31 points, 5 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Elyass Zaourou came up with 38 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds and guard Benjamin Kezie (189-2003) added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Black Frogs in the defeat. North Fox will play against AB Contern at home in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Black Frogs will play against Bascharage (#4) in Kaerjeng and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
North Fox: L.Noryen 33+29reb+2ast, C.Linden 31+4reb+5ast, M.Neves 7+2reb+4ast, R.Dos 5+6reb, T.Uding 4+1ast, P.Linden 2+3reb+1ast
Black Frogs: Z.Elyass 38+7reb+1ast, K.Benjamin 14+6reb+5ast, B.Zino 9+5reb+1ast, D.Almami 7+2reb, K.Mathis 2+2reb, M.Filipe 2+3reb+1ast

AB Contern - Black Star 115-44:
AB Contern smashed Black Star at home 115-44. AB Contern dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Black Star's 30 and had 18 for 33 from the free-throw line, while Black Star only scored two points from the stripe. AB Contern forced 31 Black Star turnovers and outrebounded them 57-33 including a 25-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. AB Contern looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Black Star's players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when AB Contern made 9 blocks. 25 personal fouls committed by Black Star helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for American forward Cam Brooks-Harris (201, college: Georgetown, KY) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field). Canadian Jeffrey Schumacher (193) helped adding 27 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Five AB Contern players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was Sam Tibold with 12 points and 8 rebounds and Rui Dias scored 12 points. Black Star's coach Mike Pravisani gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Black Star will play next round against strong Mess trying to get back on the winning streak. AB Contern will try to continue on its current victory against North Fox in Reuler.
Top scorers:
AB Contern: J.Schumacher 27+5reb+4ast, C.Brooks-Harris 23+12reb+6ast, J.Jacquet 18+5reb+2ast, T.Borian 16+9reb, G.Solomon 13+4reb+5ast, M.Andjelkovic 10+6reb+8ast
Black Star: T.Sam 12+8reb, D.Rui 12+4reb, B.Trey 11+1ast, B.Alvyn Madoki 7+5reb, S.Raphael 2+1reb+3ast, B.Nil Madoki 0+6reb

Mess - Heffingen 70-65:
Not a big story in a game in Mondercange where Heffingen (2-2) was defeated by Mess (3-0) 70-65. Mess brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for American guard Keishon Porter (196, college: Evansville) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 39 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 5 blocks. His fellow American import power forward Luke Davis (203-2001, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) accounted for 11 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Mess' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Angolan forward Helder Neto (198-2001) came up with 22 points and 9 rebounds and American guard Najee Williams (193, college: Mission) added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Heffingen in the defeat. Mess will play against Black Star (#7) in Mersch in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Heffingen will play at home against Nitia and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Mess: K.Porter 39+14reb+3ast, D.Luke 11+8reb, V.Da 7+4reb+2ast, E.Sabotic 5+3reb, M.Cambiotti 3+6reb+3ast, Y.Krings 3+1reb
Heffingen: H.Neto 22+9reb+1ast, N.Williams 15+5reb+3ast, M.Rafael 8+5reb+2ast, B.Lee 6+1reb+1ast, J.Frank 6+7reb, U.Sam 5+2reb

CFBB - Nitia 66-61:
Everything went according to plan in Luxembourg where CFBB (1-1) beat Nitia (0-4) 66-61. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. CFBB forced 37 Nitia turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for El Hadji Thiam who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 11 rebounds. point guard Louis Cocard (184-2008) accounted for 11 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. CFBB's coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American point guard Nicolas Parrish (, college: CCBC Dundalk) came up with 23 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 8 steals and Noah Horsmans added 7 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Nitia in the defeat. CFBB will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Nitia will play on the road against Heffingen (#5) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
CFBB: K.Alexandre 14+3reb, L.Cocard 11+5reb+1ast, E.Thiam 10+11reb+3ast, E.Alissoutin 8+2reb+3ast, S.Da 5+6reb+4ast, J.Reuter 5+3reb+2ast
Nitia: P.Nicolas 23+9reb+5ast, E.Mathieu 8+4reb, E.Rayan 8+1reb, H.Noah 7+11reb+3ast, B.Jerome 6+2reb, A.Wesley 4+2reb