Second-placed Vibball Luxembourg stayed unbeaten in M-U18 Division 3 Phase 1 with an 89-40 home win over BC Mess, who dropped to 0-2 and sit fifth after two games.
Coach Ildiko Vass's team took control quickly. Vibball opened on a 7-0 run, with 15-year-old Benjamin Mafolo Ondekane scoring the first 5 points in a row. BC Mess replied through Théo Bakija, Matteo Hentges and Fabio Freymann, but Vibball still closed the first quarter in front, 20-9.
The gap grew further in the second period. Vibball started that quarter with another strong push, going from 20-9 to 27-9. BC Mess had some better moments with Mauro Gammaitoni, Raphaël Alves Nunes and Eli Nosbusch, yet the home side finished the half on a 6-0 run for 41-19. Mess had already taken a first-quarter timeout at 12-3, but Vibball kept the game in its rhythm.
The decisive break came in the third quarter, won 30-15 by Vibball. Alves Nunes hit early for Mess, but Vibball answered through Frederik Jensen around the basket, while Jeremi Adamski and Isaac Foz Moutinho stretched the defense from outside. By the end of the quarter, the lead was 71-34.
Vibball never slowed down in the last period and closed with the game's highest lead, 49 points.
Mafolo Ondekane led all scorers with 42 points, nearly half of Vibball's total. Jensen added 14, Adamski 12, and Hopp Pier Tom plus Martin Sveda had 6 each. For BC Mess, Alves Nunes scored 10, Freymann 9, Bakija 7 and Roan Musquar 6.
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