League leaders Musel Pikes stayed perfect in the M-U16 Division 2 Phase finale, beating 4th-ranked BBC East Side Pirates 102-37 and extending their winning streak to six games. After the earlier 80-64 road win in this matchup, Daniel Fernandes Sousa's team controlled the return game even more clearly.
The tone was set immediately. Musel opened on a 13-0 run, with Ben Matthias Schenk (Season PPG: 19.47) and Jaden El Basri (15, FRA; Season PPG: 18.13) driving the first break. East Side Pirates did not score from the field until later in the quarter and trailed 25-8 after 10 minutes. BEP briefly stayed in touch through Sam Schaeffer (Season PPG: 24.56) and the Schneiders brothers, but Musel closed the first period with 8 straight points.
The second quarter decided everything. Musel's pressure and repeated finishes inside pushed the gap beyond 20 at 31-10, then beyond 30 at 45-14. At halftime it was already 59-18. Schenk kept producing despite two early first-quarter fouls, while Olivier Siebenaler and Marvin Contreras added efficient support.
The third quarter was calmer at 18-10, but the game never changed direction. Musel entered the last period up 77-28, then stretched the margin to its highest point at 65. Schenk finished with 25 points, El Basri had 17, Raphaël Siebenaler and Contreras each scored 14, and Olivier Siebenaler added 12. Musel also had good depth, with Mohamed Iyed Youssef Essid and Maks Povhe scoring 8 each.
For BEP, Schaeffer led with 11 points, Mil Boby contributed 7, and Sean Harmelin Dostert added 5. Schaeffer also had a difficult foul sequence, with two personals in the first quarter and a technical in the second, while Musel's Pit Fischer collected fouls in clusters and ended with four. Thomas Diederich Ep. Kinnen's side had a two-game winning run stopped and now stands at 2-4.
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