Mambra Mamer C controlled this M-Division 4 opener from the first quarter and won 67-40 at home, moving up to 2nd place in the new classification, while Basket Esch D stands 5th.
The game turned quickly after an even 2-2 start. Mamer built rhythm through Cédric Pierre Louis Bellot (40, FRA), then after Esch had cut the gap to 7-5, the home side closed the first quarter on a 9-0 run. Faton Agolli (46, SCG) hit from long range, and captain Tom Kayser (MAMC) followed with two three-pointers in a row for 16-5.
The decisive spell came at the start of the second quarter. Merwan Bouacida (32, BEL) scored 5 straight points to lift Mamer to 21-5, extending the team run across the quarter break to 14 unanswered points. Soon after, Mamer went from 21-5 to 31-5, with Bellot heavily involved, and the gap was already 25 points at halftime, 40-15.
Basket Esch D had its best moments through Moris Czerwonka (LALD), Yannis Czerwonka (LALD) and Dorian Serafino Sbaglia (27, FRA), but Mamer kept control. In the third quarter, Bellot scored 6 points in a row to push the score to 52-21, and Terry Collard (MAMC) then made it 54-21, a 33-point margin that marked the biggest separation of the game.
Esch won the last quarter 17-13, with Moris Czerwonka adding another three and Sbaglia finishing strongly, but the main work had already been done.
Top scorers were Bellot with 21 for Mamer, followed by Jérôme Semedo Moreira (MAMC) with 9, Kremer with 8 and Bouacida with 8. For Esch, Moris Czerwonka had 11, Yannis Czerwonka 9, Sbaglia 9 and Joshua Olejade Michael Becker (LALD) 5.
(AI generated)