In Mamer, Black Star Mersch C won a close game against Mambra Mamer C, 68-61 after overtime, and stayed 8th, while Mamer moved up to 6th despite the loss. It was a game of strong momentum swings.
Mersch opened better and built the first gap. Daniel Göhlhausen (Season PPG: 16.79) scored 8 of his team's first 10 points, and the visitors were in front 20-14 after the opening period. Mamer, coached by Faton Agolli, reacted well in the second. Sam Szollosy and Charles Kremer helped turn 14-20 into 23-20 with a 9-0 burst, and the home side reached halftime ahead 29-28.
The third quarter was Mamer's best phase. Thomas Barthélémy hit from long range, Kremer added four straight points, and Julien Marage finished the period with a three for 46-35, Mamer's highest lead of the game at +11. At that moment, 39-year-old Frenchman Cédric Bellot (Season PPG: 16.09) was giving Mamer reliable scoring, and Raymond Magloire (53, BEL) also had strong moments.
Black Star changed the game in the fourth. From 39-51, Lisa Hilges' team produced an 18-4 run to go in front. Ben Hilges (37) and Pol Rodesch (33) were decisive in that stretch, while Marage committed three fouls in a row in the period. Mamer still forced 57-57 with Marage's late free throws.
In overtime, Marage put Mamer ahead 60-59, but Mersch answered immediately. Hilges buried a key three, Rodesch scored inside, and Hilges then added four straight points to close it. Hilges finished with 18 points, Rodesch had 17, Christophe Lenert 15 and Göhlhausen 14. For Mamer, Bellot scored 17, Marage 12, Magloire 10, and Szollosy and Kremer added 7 each. Mersch stopped a two-game losing streak with this away win.
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