North Fox earned an 88-72 road win at BC Mess and moved up to 4th place, gaining one position. BC Mess stayed 6th and remained winless after four games.
BC Mess had the better start. Bryan Hensen led the opening phase with scoring from both inside and long range, and the home side was up 21-19 after the first quarter. Mess still held the edge at halftime, 37-33, even though North Fox found a late first-quarter response through Dzenan Muratovic, who scored 8 points in a row to cut the gap.
The game changed after the break. Mess were still in front 49-40 in the third quarter, but North Fox then took control with a 25-5 swing to close the period. The key sequence came from 54-54, when Fox produced an 11-0 run to move to 65-54. From there, Rob Nils' team kept the margin in double figures and reached its highest lead at the final buzzer.
Hensen was clearly the main scorer for BC Mess with 32 points, built on 10 made free throws, 6 made two-pointers and 3 made threes. Tom Jadin added 13 points, and Yann Krings (18, 1.80m) also had 13.
North Fox had stronger balance across the lineup. Mathys Neves (20, 1.93m) finished with 18 points, Muratovic added 16, Mensanh Théodore Adjogbovi scored 15, while Marvin Carvalho and Fynn Schlechter each contributed 13. Schlechter stayed effective despite picking up three fouls in the first quarter, and Muratovic later fouled out after helping drive the decisive third-quarter momentum.
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