In the first game with supporters in 2021, Arantia hosted AB Contern on Sunday-afternoon. In a high-speed game with plenty of 3-point-shot-attempts, Contern was able to celebrate a victory on the road.
Arantia – Contern 77:82
– US-player Shahid (Contern) left the game after only 97 seconds with an injury
– Contern took a big lead early in the game but Arantia stayed in the game with a strong run in the second quarter behing team captain Luc Kirpach (3 3-pointers within 2 minutes)
– The game was balanced after the break until Dan Mantz hit 3 3-pointers in less than a minute to give his team 76:68-lead with 4 minutes remaining
– Arantia took 42 « 3-point-shots », they made 9
– Besch (16 points) and Mantz (13 points, a personal 9:0 run in the final minutes) had big impacts on this win after Shahid went down early.
– Frink had 29 points and 14 rebounds, Johnson led Arantia with 20 points
Contern improves to a 13:8 record, they will (probably) finish the season with 14 wins as they host Telstar next week. Arantia’s record is at 12:8, they have 2 more remaining games (T71 and Racing).
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Picture: Robert Strauss
