Black Star Mersch won 72-63 at home against Mambra Mamer in a matchup between the new No.1 and No.2 of M-U18 Division 2 Phase 1. BSM climbed two places to first, while MAM stayed second.
The game evolved in swings. Mersch led 16-13 after the first quarter and looked in control at 25-17 in the second, but Mamer answered with a strong 15-4 run to take a 32-31 halftime lead. After the break, Jérôme Hansen's team reacted immediately. Trey Sean Boayue (BSM) scored eight straight points to flip 31-32 into 39-32, a major turning point. BSM won the third quarter 21-13 and reached a first nine-point cushion at 52-43, then entered the last period up 52-45.
Mamer still stayed close. From 52-45, Gianluca Pellegrino Ombroni's side cut the gap to 56-56, with Alexis Bourgoignie Martin (17, 2.00m) and Luca Léon Schiano (MAM) leading that push. The answer from BSM was important: a 10-4 run restored control at 66-60, and the home side then finished the game with the last six points.
Boayue was the key scorer with 26 points for BSM. Alvyn Madoki Bigas (BSM) added 17, including the early first-quarter tone and late baskets, while Mike Göhlhausen (BSM) scored 11. For MAM, Bourgoignie Martin had 19 before fouling out, Schiano finished with 11, Ignas Simkus (MAM) added 10, and captain Henry Alberto Murray (MAM) had 9.
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