BC Mess controlled the game in Wiltz, beating Les Sangliers Wooltz 61-84 in the M-U16 Division 5 Phase finale. The visitors set the tone early: captain Roan Musquar scored the first six points for Mess, and Fabio Freymann buried back-to-back threes in the opening period for a 19-22 edge. Wooltz stayed close through early Q2 Adam Ajdinovic brought it to 23-24 before momentum swung decisively. After a SAN timeout, Mess answered a brief 4-0 push with a 10-0 run, fuelled by three consecutive baskets from Théo Bakija, to reach 28-41. Halftime: 33-43.
Mess broke it open in the third (8-18), with Bakija, Rafael Da Fonseca Rocha and Gabriel Da Fonseca Rocha piling on in transition and half-court. Ajdinovic briefly halted the slide with a triple, but the gap stretched to 41-61. Wooltz tried to rally in the fourth as Ajdinovic strung together multiple scores, yet Freymann's late triple and steady Mess execution kept the lead safe, peaking at +23 at the buzzer.
Top performers
- Mess: Théo Bakija (Season PPG: 13.69) led with 27 points, including a personal 6-0 in Q2; Fabio Freymann added 16 with four made threes; captain Roan Musquar (Season PPG: 8.28) had 15, opening the game with two straight baskets and closing it from the line. Rafael Da Fonseca Rocha scored 10; Matteo Hentges chipped in 6.
- Wooltz: Adam Ajdinovic (Season PPG: 20.55) matched Bakija with 27 and spearheaded SAN's early-Q4 push; Noé Raveane (Season PPG: 15.22) contributed 14; Erol Ajdinovic had 9, including a Q2 three.
Coaches: Fernand Musquar's side managed the key runs better than Cerie Alissa Mosgrove's team. Mess now top the Phase finale (rank 1, 3-1, +1), while Wooltz remain 6th (0-4). Season head-to-head: Mess swept all three meetings (including a forfeit and a 56-49 win earlier).
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