At mamkinnek, BBC East Side Pirates edged Mambra Mamer 68-64 in M-U14 Division 2 (Phase 2). Mamer started well, up 18-15 after 10 minutes through steady inside scoring. The second quarter swung to the visitors: after a 29-29 tie, the Pirates closed the half on a 6-0 run to lead 35-29.
After the break, coach Gilles Poos' team produced the night's biggest gap, 42-29, with a Nicolas Nestgen three followed by another basket. Mamer answered immediately: an 8-0 burst by Konstantinos Mazarakis, Pierre Frieden and Mathieu Moccia cut it to 41-46, and the hosts trailed 46-50 entering the last quarter.
The Pirates opened the fourth with an 8-2 push to 58-48, but Mamer kept coming. N'Guessan and Mazarakis brought it to 55-59, and Owen John Coombes (13, GBR) scored twice to make it 60-65. Nestgen added three late points to hold off the rally before Mamer closed the gap to four at the buzzer. Mamer's leaders (Coombes, N'Guessan, Mazarakis) finished on four fouls, yet stayed on the floor.
Key performers:
- Pirates: Nicolas Nestgen (Season PPG: 19.11) and Emil Denter (Season PPG: 25.57) scored 19 each, while 12-year-old Stefan Jankovic (Season PPG: 19.22, SRB) added 18. The trio combined for 56 of the team's 68 points.
- Mamer: Mathieu Moccia (Season PPG: 15.89) led with 18, Coombes added 16 and Khan Eyal N'Guessan (Season PPG: 12.11) 13; Mazarakis chipped in 8 and powered the third-quarter run.
The Pirates, coached by Poos, stay top of Phase 2 at 4-0 and extend their winning streak to five games. Coach Arnaud Stirn's Mamer sit third at 1-3.
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