Black Star Mersch controlled BC Mess from the opening tip and won 48-30 in Mondercange, staying second in the W-Nationale 2 standings (13-1), while Mess remain 10th (3-11).
Game evolution
- BSM opened with six straight points and built a 17-6 cushion before Mess closed the first quarter at 9-17. Nina Goedert's 5-point burst late in Q1 (a two and a three) broke the game open to 2-17.
- The second quarter was a grind (8-9), halftime 17-26.
- The decisive stretch came in Q3 (5-12): captain Lynn Eliane Schreiner hit a triple, then piled on free throws as BSM methodically pushed to 22-38.
- Early in Q4, BSM struck 6-0 to the night's largest lead at 22-44. Mess answered briefly through Lynn Thilges with four points in a row, and Hannah Pauly added a late basket, but the gap remained comfortable.
Production snapshot
- BSM outscored Mess by 9 from beyond the arc (5 made threes vs 2) and by 8 inside (13 made twos vs 9). Free throws: BSM 7, Mess 6.
- Top BSM scorers: Goedert (12) and Schreiner (11) set the tone; Jo Marie-L. Schreiner added 6; Jo Kettel chipped in 5, including a Q3 triple. Forward Nele Trommer (22, 1.84m, DEU) gave early paint scoring and physical presence.
- For Mess, Thilges and Caroline Pantaleoni led with 8 each; Pauly had 7. Thilges (Season PPG: 13.92) carried four fouls and had two quick personals late in Q1, which blunted her aggression. Pauly (Season PPG: 10.43) provided Mess' only first-half field goals in a late Q1 mini-run.
Key sequences and control
- BSM's 11-1 answer in Q1 (from 1-6 to 2-17) set the platform.
- Start of Q4: another 6-0 BSM push stretched the highest lead to +22.
- Mess' best spell was Thilges scoring four straight in Q4, but BSM's defense held the hosts to 30 total.
Coaches
- Lance Channing Legister's side kept a measured tempo and spacing, with the two captains (Schreiner, Pauly) framing the game's leadership narratives. Joao Carlos Santiago Janeiro's Mess battled but never found rhythm against a compact half-court defense.
Form note
- BSM have now won two in a row after their lone defeat and remain level on classification points with the leaders.
(AI generated)