Mambra Mamer overpowered Basket Esch B 110-72 in the M-U16 Division 3 Phase finale, breaking the game open with a dominant third quarter and riding two major scoring engines.
The opening 10 minutes were competitive (18-22), largely because of an early onslaught from Nicolas Bos (15, BEL), who poured 16 points in the first quarter alone, including two triples and a string of answers every time Esch scored. By halftime Mamer had stretched it to 35-48, with Valentin Oury and Ivan Vasiljevic adding timely baskets and Coach Arnaud Stirn's group controlling the tempo.
The decisive swing came right after the break: Mamer opened the third with an 18-6 run to 41-66, fuelled by Bos (a quick five) and a deep three from Arda Selim Isiklar. Then Ethan Martins took over. He scored Mamer's next seven scoring plays in a row in the quarter, piling up 14 personal points in that stretch as the lead ballooned past 30. Coach Stéphane Feller burned timeouts in an effort to halt the momentum, but Mamer still won the period 36-16 and entered the fourth at 51-84.
Esch kept competing Bastien Roger (15, FRA) worked inside to 12 points, and Edwin Pereira Furtado led them with 16 but Mamer kept answering. Bos closed with a remarkable 45 points (ten 2s, eight 3s, plus free throws), Martins added 21 (seven 2s, seven free throws), while Oury (11), Vasiljevic (12) and the trio of Isiklar, Luka Boskovic and Phivos Sortikos (7 each) gave balanced support. A fourth-quarter unsportmanlike foul on Vasiljevic briefly halted play, but the visitors maintained control, peaking at a +38 margin at the buzzer.
In the standings, Mamer climb to 2nd (2-2, +2 places) and notch a second straight win. Basket Esch B fall to 6th at 0-4, now on a four-game skid in the Phase finale.
(AI generated)