BC Mess controlled Telstar Hesperange 55-37 in Holleschb, building their first win of the season after a long losing run. The visitors rose to 11th place (+2), while Telstar stay 8th.
The opening quarter swung twice: Telstar strung together a 7-0 burst to lead 10-3, but Mess replied with a 12-0 run to flip it to 15-10 and took the period 15-12. The second quarter proved decisive. After 14-16, Mess unleashed another 12-0 streak (three scorers involved) to 28-14, forcing time-outs from Ivan Yeromin. They reached halftime up 30-21.
Telstar's best spell came out of the break: an 8-0 run cut it to 27-30. Joao Carlos Santiago Janeiro's side answered immediately with 11 straight points two triples included to restore control and enter the fourth at 43-29. In the final stanza, Hannah Pauly (Season PPG: 7.10) buried three more threes, pushing the gap to a game-high 18.
Mess lived on the perimeter: 9 made three-pointers accounted for 27 of their 55 points (nearly half). Pauly led with 16, matching her season high, while Noémie Schammo (Season PPG: 6.38) added 14, also equaling her season best. Lynn Thilges (Season PPG: 12.13; 1.74m) had 13 and navigated four fouls without fouling out. Chiara Reuland chipped in 7, Jenny Hellers 5.
Telstar could not answer from deep, finishing with 0 made threes; 13 of their 37 points came at the line (35%). Charline Lutgen (Season PPG: 10.91) led with 10, supported by Ines Moreira (Season PPG: 13.40) and Joelina Kaboth (Season PPG: 8.20) with 7 each. Captain Lynn Rock (31 years, 1.76m) added 5, and Iris Roca Mandri (26, ESP) had 4.
Captains Pauly and Rock set the tone early, and both coaches burned time-outs around the major swings. Mess won every quarter and closed it with poise, especially from beyond the arc.
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