Mambra Mamer controlled BBC East Side Pirates 58-46 in Mamer, building the win on strong third-quarter momentum and timely shot-making. The hosts opened with an 11-2 burst to 13-4 as Valentin Oury, Nicolas Bos and Ethan Martins set the tone, leading 15-8 after one. Pirates answered in the second: a 6-0 push capped by Sam Schaeffer and Mil Boby briefly flipped the score to 18-17, before Mamer replied with its own 6-0 to restore control and reach halftime up 23-20.
The game's hinge came after the break. Bos knocked down two threes and Oury kept punishing inside, fueling a 13-3 stretch from 32-28 to 45-31. Mamer's lead peaked at +18 (54-36) early in the fourth. Pirates made one last run as captain Schaeffer (23) scored 6 of 7 BEP points in a late surge, with Boby (13) adding free throws and a layup, but Martins' timely triple and solid clock management closed it out.
Oury (18) was the reference for Mamer 15 years old and already a consistent scorer (Season PPG: 19.00). Bos added 15 before fouling out late; the Belgian captain's early perimeter burst in Q3 proved decisive. Ivan Vasiljevic contributed 10, while Martins had 7 including a key fourth-quarter three. Arda Selim Isiklar chipped in 4 (Season PPG: 11.13).
For Pirates, Schaeffer (Season PPG: 23.00) carried the offense with threes in the third and a string of drives in the fourth, and Boby's mix of twos and free throws kept them in touch. Lucas Schneiders collected several quick fouls in the final period as Mamer maintained the gap.
Under coach Arnaud Stirn, Mamer jumps to first in the Phase 2 table (3-1, ranking gain +3). Aziz Ndiaye's Pirates remain second at 3-1, their three-game winning run halted.
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