Second-ranked BC Mess controlled this Phase finale return opener from very early on and beat fourth-ranked Mambra Mamer B 97-39 in Mondercange, extending its winning streak to four games.
Mamer actually scored first through Ruben El Mahr, but that 2-0 lead was brief. Fernand Musquar's team answered with a powerful 29-3 reaction to close the first quarter 29-5. Théo Bakija and Noa Priso Dikoume gave Mess an immediate scoring push, and Roan Musquar quickly joined the inside attack.
The game broke fully open at the start of the second quarter. Mess went from 29-5 to 43-5 with 14 unanswered points, with Nils Muller, Liam Bach and Musquar all active in that stretch. Mambra Mamer B stopped the run through Gabriel Fihey, but the gap was already very large at halftime, 55-14.
The third quarter followed the same pattern. Maxime Tilly became a major offensive factor, Musquar kept scoring, and Bakija stayed productive even while moving into foul trouble. BC Mess won that period 25-6 and pushed the margin to 80-20.
Mamer's best spell came in the last quarter, which it won 19-17. Fihey, El Mahr (15, BEL) and Miguel Félix Fernandes (Season PPG: 4.85) gave the visitors more scoring balance there, but the highest lead still reached 58 points at the end.
Bakija (Season PPG: 15.27) led Mess with 22 points. Tilly (Season PPG: 10.67) and Musquar (Season PPG: 9.83) added 18 each, Bach scored 12, Muller 11, and Priso Dikoume finished with 12. For Arnaud Stirn's side, Fihey (Season PPG: 5.64) and El Mahr (15, BEL) scored 10 each, while Félix Fernandes and Matei Stanga (Season PPG: 4.54) had 6 apiece.
BC Mess also took the first meeting between these teams this phase finale, 65-59 away.
(AI generated)