Musel Pikes opened this M-U16 Division 2 Phase 1 game well and led 21-15 after the first quarter. Olivier Siebenaler (MUS), Jack Kemmer (MUS) and Pit Fischer (MUS) set the tone early, and Fischer scored 6 points in a row with two three-pointers for a 19-13 edge.
The game turned in the second quarter. BBC East Side Pirates gradually took control through 14-year-old Emil Denter (BEP) and Matteo Weydert (BEP). Musel still edged ahead 33-32, but that became their last lead. BEP then closed the half on a 10-0 run to move in front 42-33, with Weydert, Lucas Schneiders (BEP) and Mil Boby (BEP) all involved in that swing.
BEP carried the momentum into the third period. A 9-2 start pushed the score to 51-35, and from there the visitors managed the gap well. Musel had some answers from Siebenaler and Lou Klonski Artigao (MUS), cutting the deficit to 12 on a few occasions, but the Pirates kept scoring at the right moments.
Denter was the main difference-maker with 29 points despite foul trouble and later fouling out. Weydert added 19, Boby finished with 15 and Schneiders had 9. For Musel, Siebenaler scored 16, Kemmer 13, Fischer 12 and Cédric Meyers (MUS) 10.
In the fourth quarter, BEP stretched the margin to 23 points, their biggest lead of the afternoon. Boby also recovered well after picking up two fouls in a row in the third quarter and added important late scoring, while Felix Saeul (BEP) gave useful support with 6 points. After this opening round, BEP are 2nd in the table and Musel 5th.
(AI generated)