Mambra Mamer controlled the second half to defeat Gréngewald Hueschtert 76-66 in the M-U18 Division 3 Phase finale (round-robin). Gréngewald started faster behind a hot Felix Penning, who scored 11 in the first quarter and eight of GRE's first 10 points, for a 17-14 lead after 10 minutes. The game flipped early in the second: Mamer strung together a 12-0 run (from 14-19 to 26-19) with contributions from several hands, and reached halftime up 32-30.
After the break, Florian Reinke's team took control. Henry Alberto Murray (Season PPG: 16.92, 16, CHE) and Joshua Fleury Mary combined for a burst to 42-32, then Jonathan Henrik Wallenius (Season PPG: 15.42, 17, FIN) knocked down three consecutive free throws. A Murray triple pushed it to 57-41 before the third ended 61-48. The largest gap reached +15 at 63-48 early in the fourth. Nicolas Saquan Parrish's GRE rallied late through Penning and Egidijus Jarukaitis (Season PPG: 11.05, 17, LTU), trimming to 72-64, but Murray and Mary closed it out. An important subplot: Valentin Maggi (BEL, 17) fouled out in the fourth after scoring 15, hurting GRE's late push.
Top contributors
- Mamer: Murray 22, Wallenius 17, Alexis Georges Bourgoignie 10 (Season PPG: 22.00), Mary 11.
- Gréngewald: Penning 16 (Season PPG: 11.53), Maggi 15, Oliver Thomas Stobart 14 (Season PPG: 8.80), Jarukaitis 11.
Mamer avenged December's 80-77 loss to GRE and remains perfect in the phase (3-0) to lead the classification. GRE sits third at 1-2. Mamer is now on a three-game winning streak.
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