BC Mess controlled BBC Dikrich 94-79 in Mondercange after navigating a dramatic mid-game swing. Dikrich struck first (2-6, then 9-17) before Mess flipped the script with a 14-2 burst built on Jamie Freymann (17, 1.80m), a John Mira three and steady free throws from Giovanni Kemevuako (21, 1.93m). Bench shooters Bryan Hensen and Noah Bertolini added long-range fire to send Mess to the locker room up 52-39.
The third quarter belonged early to Dikrich: Amar Sijaric (Season PPG: 20.11) poured in points to trim and then overturn the gap, pushing the visitors ahead 62-60. Coach Joao Carlos Santiago Janeiro's side answered immediately. Hensen (Season PPG: 10.0) drilled a triple, Bertolini (21, 1.75m) replied with two more bombs in an 8-0 counter that restored control, and Mess closed the period 77-66. Opening the fourth, Mika Cambiotti (21, 1.83m) hit back-to-back twos, Hensen and Kemevuako Giovanni added threes, and the lead peaked at +21 (89-68) before Mess closed it out.
Mess's perimeter volume told the story: 14 made threes. Cambiotti led with 20 points, Bertolini added 17 (five triples), Hensen 16 (four triples), Kemevuako Giovanni 12 and Freymann 10. For Dikrich, Sijaric erupted for 31, supported by Leonardo André Neves LIZARDO (Season PPG: 15.67) with 22 and Kevin John Gillen (Season PPG: 6.13) with 9. Pedrito Kemevuako (17, 1.80m, AGO) chipped in 7 for Mess.
Form notes: after five straight defeats, Mess have now won two in a row. Dikrich slide to a fourth consecutive loss. In the standings, Dikrich are 4th (4-5), Mess 7th (2-6). Coach Endrit Shala's team did force the brief second-half lead, but Mess' response from deep was decisive.
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