Arantia Larochette overturned a one-point halftime deficit and beat Mambra Mamer 59-78 in M-U18 Division 2 Phase 2, powered by a dominant second half and strong inside scoring.
Mamer started sharper. Behind Alexis Georges Bourgoignie Martin and Luca Léon Schiano they built an 18-11 lead with a 6-0 burst before Arantia closed to 18-13. The second quarter swung back and forth: Matis Di Giacomo Russo strung together three straight buckets for MAM, while Mathis Dieterlen and Lars Bosdijk answered. Dieterlen's triple briefly put Arantia ahead 34-35, but Schiano restored a 36-35 Mamer edge at the break.
The game flipped immediately after halftime. Arantia opened the third with a 0-15 run fueled by Dieterlen, Bosdijk and captain Lee Brosius at the line and in transition. Mamer's foul trouble didn't help: Ignas Simkus picked up three quick fouls in the period, and the hosts managed just six points in the quarter (6-20) to trail 42-55. In the fourth, Max Daems drilled a three and Arantia closed the night on a 12-0 run from 59-66 to 59-78, their largest lead (+19).
Individual standouts:
- Arantia: Lee Brosius (Season PPG: 30.11) poured in 30 points (7 free throws, 10 two-pointers, 1 triple) and led the decisive surge. Lars Bosdijk (1.98m; Season PPG: 10.67) added 18 inside. Mathis Dieterlen (17, FRA; Season PPG: 16.56) contributed 14 despite four fouls. Tom Faber chipped in 7 and late free throws.
- Mamer: Alexis Georges Bourgoignie Martin (Season PPG: 22.89) had 18, Henry Alberto Murray (Season PPG: 14.50) scored 13 with a three, and Jonathan Henrik Wallenius (16, FIN; Season PPG: 16.13) added 12.
Discipline swung moments: Niklas Becker committed three personal fouls in a row in the fourth (finished with four), while Simkus also ended on four. Dieterlen navigated four fouls productively.
Karolis Abramavicius's team is now 4-0 in Phase 2, up to first place (+2) and on a four-game winning streak. Junior Pacome N'Guessan's Mamer falls to 0-4 (sixth) and has dropped four straight. Arantia also avenged the season's earlier 75-71 loss at Mamer.
(AI generated)