Black Star Mersch controlled CFBB U18 from the opening tip and won 98-72 in M-Nationale 2. The tone was set by a 12-2 burst from 2-2 to 14-4, and BSM closed the first period up 25-14. Coach Goran Lukic's team accelerated before the break (29-15 in Q2) for a 54-29 halftime lead and never looked back, peaking at +42 (94-52) in the fourth. Early in Q3, Desean Hampton (Season PPG: 20.44) buried back-to-back threes, snuffing out any comeback idea. A late T1 on Hampton in Q4 didn't change the flow.
Donte Bezel Pope (Season PPG: 32.87) led all scorers with 34, attacking relentlessly and sprinkling in threes. Dean Gindt (34, 2.01m) added 19, including multiple timely long-range shots in the first-half surge. Hampton finished with 21, while Romain Dieterlen (Season PPG: 6.69) and Norman Kloss (Season PPG: 4.13) provided secondary scoring. Off the bench, Luc Breuskin (33, 1.86m) chipped in.
For Denis Toroman's CFBB, Ewan Da Silva Jose (Season PPG: 5.5) and Charel Brettner (Season PPG: 9.5) led with 16 apiece, Brettner steady inside and Da Silva Jose productive down the stretch at the line. Samuel Rehak (Season PPG: 6.9) had 10, while Abram Macalou (Season PPG: 11.4) and Mathis Dieterlen (Season PPG: 5.42) added perimeter answers. U18 did piece together small runs (e.g., 7 straight points late Q1) but couldn't dent the gap; foul accumulation in the fourth by Da Silva Jose slowed any momentum.
Context matters: Black Star had two professional players available while CFBB U18 had none, a notable imbalance at this level. BSM complete the season sweep (84-68 away, then 98-72 at home) and, after three straight losses earlier, have won again. In the table, Black Star move to 5th (+1) at 10-7; CFBB U18 are 9th (+2) at 2-14. Game evolution: 25-14, 29-15, 22-21, 22-22; highest lead +42 for BSM.
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