AS Soleuvre controlled BC Mess 93-79 in Zolwer, sweeping the season series (90-80 away, 93-79 home) and climbing to 3rd in Nationale 2 (+2). The start set the tone: Eric Bettini's team opened 7-0 and closed the first quarter on an 8-0 burst for 31-16. Stéphane Frentzel's Mess reacted in the middle periods (24-27, 13-17), trimming the gap to 68-60 after three, helped by a 6-0 run early in Q3 (from 58-43 to 58-49). In the fourth, Christian Jeffrey Parker restored a double-digit cushion with a flurry in the paint and Soleuvre finished 25-19 to seal it.
Efficiency and glass decided it. Soleuvre shot 62.5% on 2s (good) and 36% from deep (good), while Mess struggled at 42.9% on 2s (below good) despite 36.8% from three (good). The hosts dominated the boards 35-18 and dished 20 assists to 5.
Among the overseas scorers, Parker (Season PPG: 24.89, RPG: 13.41, AssPG: 2.18) posted 32 points and 11 rebounds with excellent shooting (13/18 on 2s, 6/6 FT), plus 4 blocks in 40 minutes. Felix Whitcomb Kloman (Season PPG: 29.59, RPG: 6.31, AssPG: 2.19) added 26 points, drilling 6/9 threes (excellent). For Mess, Deanthony Kendrick McCallum (27, 1.90m, USA; Season PPG: 25.56, RPG: 5.14, AssPG: 3.48) poured in 31 (10/18 2P good; 3/8 3P good; 2/2 FT), keeping his side in it through Q2-Q3. Fabbri Bruno Zinédine Gauthier (25, 1.86m, FRA; Season PPG: 6.75, RPG: 4.18, AssPG: 0.91) added 17 with 2/3 from three (excellent), and Mika Cambiotti hit 2/3 from deep (excellent).
Within the domestic core, Gilles Weis (Season PPG: 8.78, RPG: 4.29, AssPG: 2.06) chipped in 11 for Soleuvre; Cyprien Brochot-Carric scored 12 off the bench. For Mess, Jamie Freymann (Season PPG: 3.67) had 13, while Cambiotti added 11. The game included two unsportsmanlike calls (U1 to McCallum in Q3, U2 to Ibrahim Hasic in Q4).
Note: Soleuvre lined up two professionals to Mess's one. Mess remain 8th. Soleuvre are on a two-game winning run.
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