Black Star Mersch C avenged October's heavy loss with a controlled 63-53 win over Rebound Préizerdaul B in Mersch, built on timely spurts and late-game composure.
Game evolution: PREB opened 0-4 before BSMC settled through Steen Beckers. Daniel Göhlhausen closed the first quarter with five straight points, including three consecutive free throws, for 15-12. In the second, Nil Madoki's three and Luca Testori's inside touch stretched the gap, but Christian Mafuta's steady trips to the line and JeanLuc Pedro Batista kept PREB close. An unsportsmanlike foul on Louis Alphonse Meyer arrived at 27-26; Beckers added a free throw and BSMC reached halftime 30-26.
The hosts broke loose in the third: from 36-32 they strung a 7-0 run (Beckers' triple, two baskets by Madoki) to 43-32 and entered the fourth up 47-38. PREB struck back as Meyer drilled back-to-back threes to make it 49-47, but BSMC answered decisively with a 14-1 run sparked by Max Charel Pol Heiderscheid's five quick points, Beckers at the stripe and Madoki in transition pushing to the night's largest lead at 63-48. Final: 63-53.
Players: Beckers (Season PPG: 12.33) led BSMC with 22, adding calm late free throws; Göhlhausen (Season PPG: 15.91) had 14 and the key first-quarter burst; Madoki (BSMC) supplied 11 off the bench; Heiderscheid (Season PPG: 6.78) hit two big threes in the closing run. Among the imports, Testori (36) added 4 useful points. For PREB, Mafuta (30) top-scored with 18, Pedro Batista (Season PPG: 10.63) added 14, Meyer (Season PPG: 4.25) scored 11 with two fourth-quarter threes but committed the Q2 unsportsmanlike, and Benoît Kraus (Season PPG: 9.20) chipped in 8.
Numbers: BSMC drained seven threes to PREB's four and made 8 free throws to PREB's 5. Coach Claire Marnach's group register a second straight win and sit 8th; Marc Mannes' side is 6th and now on a two-game slide.
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