AS Soleuvre overpowered BC Mess 101-83 in the M-U14 Division 1 Phase finale, flipping the script from their Phase 2 meeting (77-69 for Mess) with a commanding, methodical performance. After a tight first quarter (18-20), Mess rode a huge burst from Nils Muller (35 pts, Season PPG: 19.31), who strung together five consecutive Mess scoring plays late in the period, including a three, to set the early tone.
Coach Luc Loesch's side answered in the second: from 22-22, Soleuvre pieced together a 9-0 run to 31-22 behind the relentless Timéo Weber (31 pts, Season PPG: 19.36), taking a 48-40 lead at the break. The hosts kept control through the third (73-59), with Lou Lahure (26 pts, Season PPG: 24.14) and Weber repeatedly carving up the lane, while Phillipe Vieira Geraldes (21 pts, 13 years old, FRA) mixed in timely perimeter punches.
Early in the fourth, Vieira Geraldes dropped two more threes to stretch it to 84-63, and Soleuvre reached its largest lead at 99-75 before closing at +18. Mess stayed in it thanks to Muller's shot-making and Fabio Freymann (31 pts, Season PPG: 20.08), who piled up drives and free throws, though he picked up a technical foul late. Captain Noa Priso Dikoume added 7.
For Soleuvre, support came from Louis Ferrai (8) and steady minutes from Maximilien Edouard Tran Van Mang (4, 13 years old, FRA). Under coach Fernand Musquar, Mess had a strong first frame but couldn't stem Soleuvre's second-quarter surge and sustained inside pressure.
In the standings, Soleuvre climbs to 2nd (+1) at 3-1 in the Phase finale, while Mess sits 5th. Highest lead: Soleuvre by 24 (99-75). Notable team run: Soleuvre 9-0 in Q2; notable individual run: Muller scored five Mess buckets in a row in Q1.
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