Nationale 2 Round 4 (Regular Season): Mamer hands first defeat to Avanti

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Avanti (3-1) recorded its first loss on the court of seventh ranked Mamer on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Mamer 68-64. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Avanti. American forward Terry Winn III (201-1995, college: UTRGV) fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Guard Theo McLeod (175-2008) chipped in 11 points. Mamer's coach Dragan Stipanovic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American swingman Donte Pope (196, college: FPU) produced 22 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Mamer (2-2) moved-up to sixth place. Avanti at the other side keeps the third position with one game lost. They share it with Bascharage. Mamer are looking forward to face higher ranked Heffingen (#5) at home in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Avanti will play against Black Frogs and is hoping to win this game.
Undefeated leader AB Contern delivered the fifth consecutive victory. This time they crushed 9th ranked North Fox (1-3) 97-74 in Reuler. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Cam Brooks-Harris (201, college: Georgetown, KY) who helped to win the game recording 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks. Jeffrey Schumacher contributed with 22 points and 6 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners. American forward Noryen Lasley (201, college: Ave Maria) replied with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!), 19 rebounds and 4 assists for North Fox. North Fox's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Undefeated AB Contern (5-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. North Fox at the other side dropped to the eighth place with three games lost. They share the position with Black Star. AB Contern will play against Bascharage (#4) in Kaerjeng in the next round. North Fox will play on the road against the league's second-placed Mess (#2) in Mondercange to get more than just one victory in their record.
Undefeated leader AB Contern recorded the fifth consecutive victory on Wednesday night. This time they beat 6th ranked CFBB (1-2) 93-75. Worth to mention a quality performance of Cam Brooks-Harris who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals. At the losing side Louis Cocard responded with 24 points and 5 rebounds. Undefeated AB Contern (5-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. Loser CFBB dropped to the seventh place with two games lost. AB Contern will meet at home Bascharage (#4) in the next round. CFBB will play against Black Frogs and hope to win that game.

Rest of the games of round 4 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
winless Black Frogs was crushed by Bascharage in Kaerjeng 111-60. Heffingen beat Nitia at home 97-89. Mess destroyed Black Star on the opponent's court 118-52.



Bascharage - Black Frogs 111-60:
There was no surprise in Kaerjeng where bottom-ranked Black Frogs (0-4) was crushed by fourth ranked Bascharage (3-1) 111-60 on Saturday. Bascharage dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to Black Frogs' 34. Bascharage forced 27 Black Frogs turnovers and outrebounded them 50-39 including 17 on the offensive glass. Bascharage looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists comparing to just 14 passes made by Black Frogs' players. Worth to mention a great performance of Serbian-Hungarian swingman Veljko Dragasevic (194-1997, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 assists and 5 steals and Serbian Luka Stankovic (-2008) who added 17 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals during the contest. Four Bascharage players scored in double figures. At the losing side guard Benjamin Kezie (189-2003) responded with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and French forward Almami Doumbia (193-1989) scored 6 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Bascharage moved-up to third place, which they share with Avanti. Loser Black Frogs still closes the standings with four games lost. Bascharage will meet league's leader AB Contern on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Black Frogs will play against CFBB (#7) in Luxembourg and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Bascharage: N.Bertolini 28+1reb+1ast, D.Sabotic 23+5reb+4ast, D.Veljko 19+4reb+11ast, L.Stankovic 17+11reb+5ast, E.Affa 8+6reb+2ast, F.Vandler 7+2ast
Black Frogs: K.Benjamin 20+7reb+4ast, M.Bakongo Yann Yano 8+7reb, B.Zino 8+10reb+1ast, D.Almami 6+8reb+8ast, M.Filipe 6+2reb, G.Midon 6+3reb

Mamer - Avanti 68-64:
Avanti (3-1) recorded its first loss on the court of seventh ranked Mamer on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Mamer 68-64. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Avanti. American forward Terry Winn III (201-1995, college: UTRGV) fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 16 rebounds for the winners. Guard Theo McLeod (175-2008) chipped in 11 points. Mamer's coach Dragan Stipanovic used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. American swingman Donte Pope (196, college: FPU) produced 22 points and 7 rebounds and his fellow American import forward Terrence Ringo (198, college: Union, TN) added 9 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Mamer (2-2) moved-up to sixth place. Avanti at the other side keeps the third position with one game lost. They share it with Bascharage. Mamer are looking forward to face higher ranked Heffingen (#5) at home in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Avanti will play against Black Frogs and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Mamer: W.Terry 29+16reb, T.McLeod 11+3reb+2ast, A.Bourgoignie 9+3reb, P.Gianluca 8+2reb+2ast, O.Schneider 3+3reb+2ast, B.Alan 3+6reb+6ast
Avanti: D.Pope 22+7reb, S.Nils 14+5reb+1ast, T.Ringo 9+10reb+1ast, B.Tim 6+6reb+1ast, H.Jason 5+5reb+2ast, G.Maurice 5+1ast

Heffingen - Nitia 97-89:
No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked Heffingen (3-2) defeated at home bottom-ranked Nitia (0-5) 97-89 on Saturday. Heffingen maintains fifth position with 3-2 record. Loser Nitia still closes the standings with five games lost. Heffingen will meet Mamer (#6) on the road in the next round. Nitia will play against Black Star (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Black Star - Mess 52-118:
Rather expected game in Mersch where 6th ranked Black Star (1-3) was rolled over by top-ranked Mess (4-0) 118-52 on Saturday. Mess dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Black Star's 38. Mess forced 30 Black Star turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American power forward Luke Davis (203-2001, college: ECU, agency: Haylett Sports) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 15 rebounds and the other American import guard Keishon Porter (196, college: Evansville) who added 41 points (!!!) and 5 steals during the contest. At the losing side forward Trey Boayue (189-2009) responded with 26 points and 8 rebounds and Mike Goehlhausen scored 7 points and 6 rebounds. Black Star's coach Mike Pravisani already knew that his team would not have a big chance, so allowed to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Mess have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Loser Black Star dropped to the eighth position with three games lost. They share it with North Fox. Mess will meet at home CFBB (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Black Star will play against Nitia in Betembourg and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Mess: K.Porter 41+4reb+2ast, D.Luke 30+15reb+2ast, P.Kemevuako 19+5reb+1ast, M.Cambiotti 9+8reb+4ast, Y.Krings 6+2reb+3ast, G.Kemevuako 5+7reb
Black Star: B.Trey 26+8reb+1ast, G.Mike 7+6reb+2ast, T.Sam 7+1reb, S.Raphael 6+6reb+1ast, D.Silva Leandro 2+1reb, M.Bernardo 2+6reb

North Fox - AB Contern 74-97:
Undefeated leader AB Contern delivered the fifth consecutive victory. This time they crushed 9th ranked North Fox (1-3) 97-74 in Reuler. AB Contern forced 20 North Fox turnovers. They brought some defensive toughness making 9 blocks. North Fox was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Cam Brooks-Harris (201, college: Georgetown, KY) who helped to win the game recording 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocks. Canadian Jeffrey Schumacher (193) contributed with 22 points and 6 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for the winners. Five AB Contern players scored in double figures. American forward Noryen Lasley (201, college: Ave Maria) replied with a double-double by scoring 36 points (!!!), 19 rebounds and 4 assists and Charel Linden added 15 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for North Fox. North Fox's coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. AB Contern (5-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. North Fox at the other side dropped to the eighth place with three games lost. They share the position with Black Star. AB Contern will play against Bascharage (#4) in Kaerjeng in the next round. North Fox will play on the road against the league's second-placed Mess (#2) in Mondercange to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
AB Contern: C.Brooks-Harris 28+5reb+2ast, J.Schumacher 22+6reb+2ast, T.Borian 12+9reb, G.Solomon 12+1reb+1ast, C.Mertzig 12+4reb+7ast, J.Jacquet 7+4reb
North Fox: N.Lasley 36+19reb+4ast, L.Charel 15+5reb+6ast, N.Mathys 5+4reb+4ast, B.Dozie 5+2reb, M.Nadjahou 5+1reb, L.Pol 3+1ast

AB Contern - CFBB 93-75:
Undefeated leader AB Contern recorded the fifth consecutive victory on Wednesday night. This time they beat 6th ranked CFBB (1-2) 93-75. AB Contern dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to CFBB's 32. AB Contern forced 25 CFBB turnovers. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when AB Contern made 9 blocks. Worth to mention a quality performance of American forward Cam Brooks-Harris (201, college: Georgetown, KY) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals and center Tymi Borian (198-2006) who added 23 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side point guard Louis Cocard (184-2008) responded with 24 points and 5 rebounds and Ewan Da Silva (-2008) scored 6 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. AB Contern (5-0) have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 5 victories in a row. Loser CFBB dropped to the seventh place with two games lost. AB Contern will meet at home Bascharage (#4) in the next round. CFBB will play against Black Frogs and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
AB Contern: T.Borian 23+8reb+3ast, J.Schumacher 22+4reb+1ast, C.Brooks-Harris 21+12reb+7ast, M.Andjelkovic 9, R.Dieterlen 8+9reb+2ast, C.Mertzig 7+1reb+4ast
CFBB: C.Louis 24+5reb+1ast, K.Tom 12+5reb+1ast, T.El Hadji 9+9reb, K.Pedrito 9+1reb+4ast, A.Elvio 8+3reb, A.Kremer 7+2reb+1ast