AS Soleuvre controlled BC Mess 60-48 in the M-U22 N2 qualification round at zolwer/scheierhaf, but only after a tight game broke open early in the fourth. The first period was balanced (12-12). Coach Tom Lahure's side then built a 29-20 halftime lead with a 13-4 close to Q2, fueled by four consecutive free throws from Ibrahim Hasic (Season PPG: 17.86) and steady scoring from Mathys Ntemo.
Soleuvre's cushion peaked at +14 (38-24) in the third, but Mess, guided by coach João Carlos Santiago Janeiro, hit back. Jamie Freymann (Season PPG: 15.6) and Giovanni Kemevuako (21, 1.93m) combined to drive a 15-4 surge that trimmed it to 42-39 entering the last quarter. Pedrito Kemevuako (17, 1.80m, Angola) then sank two free throws in a row to make it 42-41.
That's when Soleuvre's closer stepped in. Sandro Sanches Gomes Junior (Season PPG: 18.0) buried a three and followed with a two five straight points to ignite a 10-1 run to 52-42. He added another basket soon after, and with Ntemo calmly converting two late free throws, the hosts shut the door. Mess's push was further hampered when Mika Cambiotti (9 pts) fouled out in the eighth minute of the fourth.
Top performers
- AS Soleuvre: Sandro Sanches Gomes Junior 16 points and the decisive burst; Luca Ippolito (SOL) 14 impactful points off the bench; Hasic 12; Ntemo 12.
- BC Mess: Freymann 13; Giovanni Kemevuako 13; Pedrito Kemevuako 8 (4/4 FT in the fourth).
Soleuvre stay second in the standings at 8-2, behind Gréngewald's perfect record, while Mess are seventh (2-8). Compared to the first meeting (120-49 for SOL), this return game was close until early in the fourth, with Soleuvre the eventual winners after key fourth-quarter shot-making and game management.
(AI generated)