Mambra Mamer took control early and won clearly at Nitia Bettembourg, 86-58, to move to 2-0 and first place in the M-U22 N2 qualification group. Nitia, now 1-1, remains second.
The game turned quickly in the first quarter. Mamer opened with strong pace and went from 0-0 to 13-4, forcing an early Bettembourg timeout. Henry Alberto Murray (17, 1.82m) was immediately on a roll, scoring 14 points in the opening period with four 3-pointers and two free throws. Mamer finished the quarter ahead 30-17.
Bettembourg reacted well in the second period. Bradley Melton's team cut the gap to eight several times, notably at 24-32 and 27-34, behind Wesley Almeida (20, 1.71m) and Mathieu Mujkic Launois (19). That quarter went 16-12 to Nitia, and the score was still manageable at 42-33 for Mamer at halftime.
The crucial moment came in the third. After Nitia closed to 37-44, Mamer answered with a decisive 18-3 surge to 62-40. James Patrick Murray (19, 1.85m, CHE), Henry Murray and Théo Mc Leod (18, 1.80m) drove that sequence, and the game opened fully.
Mamer then managed the fourth quarter and pushed the margin to its highest point at the final buzzer, +28.
Top scorers for Mamer were Henry Alberto Murray with 27, including seven 3-pointers, Mc Leod with 16, and Alexis Bourgoignie Martin (17, 2.00m) with 13. Bettembourg was led by Almeida's 21 and Mujkic Launois' 17, while Owen Chen added 9.
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