BC Mess edged Mambra Mamer 85-81 in Mamer after a game with clear momentum swings. Mess opened better and built the biggest lead of the night at 17-6, with Keishon Lamont Porter and Luke Davis setting the tone early. Mamer answered before the break in the first quarter, closing to 18-19 behind Alan Bedirhanoglu and Terry L Winn III.
Dragan Stipanovic's team had its best stretch in the second period. Bedirhanoglu (Season PPG: 8.25, RPG: 3.46, AssPG: 2.77) gave Mamer punch inside and on the line, while Kelvin Almeida Lopes de Pina (Season PPG: 9.13, RPG: 3.4, AssPG: 0.6) and Gianluca Pellegrino Ombroni (Season PPG: 18.63, RPG: 8.46, AssPG: 2.85) added key baskets. Mamer went up 44-38 at halftime.
BC Mess reacted well after the break. Porter (Season PPG: 24.88, RPG: 6.22, AssPG: 2.78) restarted the offense, Gabriel Da Veiga Rodrigues hit major threes, and Mess turned the game with a 23-14 third quarter. Davis (Season PPG: 21.50, RPG: 21.78, AssPG: 2.22) delivered a strong double-double with 18 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.
The last quarter stayed tight. Winn III (Season PPG: 20.88, RPG: 9.3, AssPG: 2.4) was outstanding for Mamer with 27 points on excellent shooting: 1/1 FT, 4/5 on 2-pointers and 6/8 from three. He tied it at 77-77, but Mess had the final answers: Da Veiga Rodrigues scored inside, Davis made 2 free throws, then late free throws by Mika Cambiotti and Pedrito Kemevuako secured the road win.
Mess showed good team shooting in all areas: 78.9% FT, 55.6% from 2 and 41.7% from 3. Mamer was good at the line and from deep, at 77.8% FT and 38.2% from 3.
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