AS Soleuvre B overpowered Black Star Mersch 81-42 in Zolwer/Scheierhaf, breaking the game open after halftime. The hosts led 21-13 after a first quarter built on a 10-2 push (from 5-2 to 15-4). Early in the second, Mersch's Ylan Madoki Bigas (Season PPG: 22.67), a 14-year-old from Belgium, caught fire with six straight points to trim it to 21-19. Soleuvre replied with an 18-8 close to the half, driven by Sam Omes (Season PPG: 14.67) and Daris Visnjic (Season PPG: 6.82), for 39-27. Black Star coach Aleksandar Petrovic received a technical at that stage.
Louis-Moris Guy Melsen (Season PPG: 5.70) took over the third quarter, stringing back-to-back baskets twice as Soleuvre won the period 18-10 (57-37). The fourth was one-way: 24-5 for SOLB, capped by a 12-0 finish to reach the largest lead of the night at the buzzer (+39).
For Soleuvre, Melsen scored 18 (eight 2FG, two FT), Omes had 16 (including one three-pointer), Visnjic added 16, and captain Moreno Tomasini (Season PPG: 13.00) chipped in 9. Milo Léo Ferrai (SOLB) provided 8. For Black Star, Bigas poured in 30 with 14 made two-pointers despite four fouls, and Maxime Louis Toussaint (Season PPG: 4.80) added 8 with one three.
Soleuvre's run of form continues with a third consecutive win; they move up to 2nd (3-1). Mersch sit 4th (1-3) as their skid extends. Coaches Michel Dias Gonavles (SOLB) and Petrovic (BSM) shuffled lineups but couldn't halt SOLB's late surge. Notable foul trouble for BSM: Bigas, Oliver Van de Waal Vázquez (BSM) and Nuno Moreira Rodrigues each reached four personals.
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