Musel Pikes B beat Mambra Mamer B 67-58 in the M-U16 Division 5 Phase finale round-robin, reversing October's Phase 1 loss (71-64). The visitors started sharper and led 14-18 after the first quarter, driven by early production from Phivos Sortikos and Toprak Altinoklar. The game turned in the second: Marvin Contreras (Season PPG: 11.75) strung together seven consecutive points to spark a 9-0 Musel run from 21-23 to 30-23, and the hosts reached halftime up 34-31.
Coach Daniel Fernandes Sousa's team delivered the decisive blow right after the break. A 13-3 burst to 47-34, with contributions from Contreras, Jack Kemmer (Season PPG: 13.38) and Giorgio Gargani, widened the gap; Musel finished the third quarter ahead 56-42 and stretched the biggest lead to +16 (58-42 and 60-44).
Mamer rallied in the fourth. Gabriel Fihey (Season PPG: 5.40) hit the team's lone three to make it 62-50, and N'Guessan (MAMB) followed with four points in a row to close to 62-56. Kemmer then answered with a personal 5-0 run (free throw and back-to-back twos) to restore a double-digit cushion, effectively sealing it before a final basket from Sortikos.
Top performers
- Musel Pikes B: Contreras 26 (1 three), Kemmer 12, Mohamed Iyed Youssef Essid (Season PPG: 5.88) 11, Lex Flies (MUSB) 7.
- Mambra Mamer B: Sortikos (Season PPG: 11.19) 20, Miguel Félix Fernandes (15, PRT) 10, N'Guessan (MAMB) 10, Altinoklar (15, TUR) 9.
Altinoklar fouled out late, a blow to Mamer's interior presence during the comeback push. Both teams relied heavily on two-point scoring; each made a single three.
In the standings, Musel Pikes B remain top at 2-0 in the Phase finale and extend their overall winning streak to three. Mamer drop to 0-2 and have now lost two in a row. Coach Alan Bedirhanoglu's group will look to translate late-game energy into a complete performance in the next outing.
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