BBC East Side Pirates, 3rd in the standings, beat 4th-placed BC Mess 65-56 in Berbourg and returned to winning ways after a loss. Mess, by contrast, suffered a second straight defeat.
The game stayed balanced early, with BEP leading only 13-11 after the first quarter. The separation came in the second period. Christophe Ney's side opened it with a 12-1 surge, moving from 13-11 to 25-12. Matteo Weydert (Season PPG: 24.80) scored the first four points of that quarter, and BEP later closed the half strongly to reach 36-21. That 15-point margin was their highest lead.
BC Mess reacted after the break and won both remaining quarters, 17-15 and 18-14. Roan Musquar (Season PPG: 12.50) led the response with 17 points, while Eli Nosbusch (Season PPG: 15.56) added 13. Mess also got useful support from Rafael Da Fonseca Rocha (Season PPG: 7.80) with 7, Matteo Hentges (Season PPG: 2.80) with 6, and Charel Krings (Season PPG: 9.38), who hit two 3-pointers. Théo Peporte (MES) also gave them a lift with a third-quarter triple.
BEP still controlled the key stretches. Weydert finished with 25 points, and captain Emil Denter (Season PPG: 23.80) added 22, including several important baskets when Mess tried to reduce the gap. Mil Boby (Season PPG: 9.00) scored 9, and Lucas Schneiders (Season PPG: 8.80) had 7. Tomas Schneiders (BEP) also contributed inside.
Mess cut into the deficit in the second half, but never got closer than nine points.
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