League leader Vibball Luxembourg strengthened its hold on 1st place in M-U16 Division 5: Phase finale with a 139-46 home win over 2nd-placed BC Mess. There was no ranking movement after the game: VBE moved to 7-0, MES to 5-2. Vibball also extended its overall winning run to 14 games, while Mess saw a four-game winning streak end.
The game became unbalanced very quickly. After an early 2-2 score, VBE broke it open with a 20-0 run to 26-5. That first surge set the tone, and coach Vass Ildiko's team finished the opening quarter ahead 38-12. The second period was even tougher for Mess: Vibball opened it with 13 unanswered points, going from 38-12 to 51-12, and the halftime score was already 74-18.
Mess showed better resistance after the break, especially through Théo Bakija, but VBE kept control of the pace and scoring rhythm. A 10-0 stretch in the third quarter pushed the score from 95-28 to 105-28. The biggest lead was the final one, 93 points.
Benjamin Mafolo Ondekane, the 15-year-old from Spain, led Vibball with 51 points, matching his season high and improving on his already strong average of 35.62 points per game. Isaac Foz Moutinho (Season PPG: 23.43) added 34, while 15-year-old Jeremi Adamski from Poland produced 27. Tom Hopp Pier (Season PPG: 5.62) gave solid support with 13, equal to his season best.
For coach Fernand Musquar's side, Bakija (Season PPG: 16.06) was clearly the main offensive option with 28 points. Roan Musquar (Season PPG: 9.83) added 10. Vibball also completed the two-game phase-finale sweep against Mess after the earlier 121-37 away win.
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