Musel Pikes C, now 3rd in M-Division 2 after a gain of 3 places, turned a difficult start into a 69-56 home win over Nitia Bettembourg B. The visitors dropped to 6th and this was their third straight defeat.
NITB controlled the opening quarter. They led 22-11 after 10 minutes and reached their best margin of 11 points. Early scoring from Ben Molling, Luc Becker and David Picco (Season PPG: 8.40) gave Jonathan Mechin's team a clear first-quarter edge.
Pit Ries's side changed the game in the second period. From 16-25, MUSC finished the half on a 17-7 run to go in front 33-32. Max Kreutz hit back-to-back threes during that stretch, while Maximilian Tschiderer scored 8 second-quarter points and gave the home side more presence around the basket.
The decisive moment came in the third quarter. After NITB moved ahead 37-33, Musel Pikes C answered with 12 unanswered points for a 45-37 lead. Christian Heinesch scored twice inside, Quentin Bouttet (28, 1.80m, FRA) added a three, and Sven Klauner then produced 7 points in a row. MUSC won the quarter 25-13 and later opened a 13-point lead, which matched its biggest advantage of the evening.
Bouttet led the winners with 15 points, including 4 made threes. Heinesch and Kreutz added 12 each, Tschiderer had 11, and Klauner finished with 10. For NITB, Owen Chen (20, 1.76m, CHN) led with 14 points, Molling scored 11, and Becker (36) plus Picco had 10 each. Bettembourg B reduced the gap to 59-52 in the fourth, but late threes by Kreutz and Bouttet kept the game under MUSC control.
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