North Fox, now 2nd in M-Nationale 2 (+1 place), controlled this game from the opening tip and beat 10th-ranked Black Star Mersch 100-53. FOX stretched its winning run to six games, while BSM suffered an eighth straight defeat.
Nermin Civic's team set the tone immediately with a 9-0 start, then pushed the gap to 22-10 and 34-12 after one quarter. The key break came at the start of the second period: FOX opened with a 13-0 run for 47-12 and never let BSM back into the game. At halftime it was already 63-26. After the break, FOX kept attacking inside, went up 76-30, then reached its biggest lead at 85-34 in the third quarter. BSM reacted better in the last period and won it 17-15.
The statistical gap was clear. FOX shot a good 60% from 2-point range (41/68), dominated the boards 59-44, forced 23 BSM turnovers while committing only 13, and added 12 steals and 7 blocks. BSM finished at 52.6% on free throws (10/19), 39.4% on 2-pointers (13/33) and 9.1% from 3-point range (2/22).
MVP Noryen Durand Lasley (Season PPG: 22.40, RPG: 14.45, AssPG: 2.73) was highly productive with 28 points, 17 rebounds, 5 steals and 4 blocks. Amiri Darrell Stewart (Season PPG: 31.50, RPG: 8.25, AssPG: 4.88) added 32 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, and the two combined for 60 points. Charel Linden (Season PPG: 20.40, RPG: 6.64, AssPG: 3.91) contributed 16 points.
For BSM, Sam Tibold (Season PPG: 14.20, RPG: 3.58, AssPG: 0.42) kept producing with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 10 fouls drawn, including 7/10 on 2-pointers. Captain Trey Sean Boayue added 11 points, while Alvyn Madoki Bigas (Season PPG: 7.50, RPG: 5.83, AssPG: 0.94) brought energy with 12 rebounds and 3 steals.
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