BC Mess overpowered T71 Dudelange 96-67 in the M-U14 Division 1 championship round, breaking the game open with a dominant first quarter and never looking back. T71 actually started fast behind Pol Guedes, who poured in the first six points for a 6-0 lead, but Fernand Musquar's side answered with a 26-6 run to close the opening period up 29-16. By halftime, Mess controlled it 50-33.
Fabio Freymann (Season PPG: 19.17) set the tone with 21 points, repeatedly punishing T71 in transition and at the rim. Captain Noa Priso Dikoume (13, FRA; Season PPG: 15.00) added 19, mixing drives, a three and calm free throws despite foul trouble. Louis Clemes (Season PPG: 9.83) chipped in 17 with key second-chance scores, while Nils Muller (Season PPG: 18.00) struck in both halves for 15. Off the bench, Gabriel Da Fonseca Rocha (Season PPG: 11.57) produced 11, including a fourth-quarter three.
For T71, coach Alain Schaeffer leaned on Ben Kloos (Season PPG: 13.31) and Guedes (Season PPG: 11.08), both at 16 points, and Ivan Barbic (HRV; Season PPG: 11.43) with 12. Noah Baseggio (Season PPG: 13.60) added 9 and a late three. Foul accumulation hampered T71's rhythm (Barbic and Baseggio at four), while Mess managed four fouls each from Priso and Eli Nosbusch (11 pts) without losing grip.
Key swings: after T71's 10-3 start, Mess rattled off that 26-6 first-quarter surge fueled by Freymann and Muller. In the third, Nosbusch strung five straight points (three then two) to restore a 24-point cushion. The knockout stretch came in the fourth: a 12-0 Mess run from 60-77 to 60-89, capped by Da Fonseca Rocha's triple. The highest lead matched the final margin at +29.
Head-to-head, Mess also won the previous meeting (60-55). In the current Phase finale table, T71 sits 3rd (1-2) while Mess is 5th (1-1).
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