Black Frogs Schieren, now 1st in M-U14 Division 6: Phase finale (+1), edged 5th-ranked BC Mess B 80-75 after a game with several momentum shifts. Schieren started slightly better at 25-23, but BC Mess B answered with a strong 24-19 second quarter and took a 47-44 lead into halftime. Nigel Winandy's team had more scoring balance in that phase, with Rayan Macedo Mendes (Season PPG: 10.73) already setting the tone and Aziel Flavien Kemevuako (Season PPG: 5.38) giving useful support.
The key stretch came after Mess moved in front 54-48 in the third quarter. Schieren then produced an 18-3 run, and all 18 points in that sequence came from Matthew Jacob Libang (FRO). That swing changed the game completely and put the visitors ahead 66-57 at the end of the period. Schieren's biggest lead then grew to 72-59 early in the fourth.
Libang was the main game winner in this close finish with an exceptional 58-point performance, including 19 points in the second quarter, 18 in the third and 6 more early in the fourth before fouling out. Around him, Olivier Mathieu (Season PPG: 3.08) added 7 points and Dave Ferreira Alves (Season PPG: 2.89) 5.
Mess stayed in the game behind Macedo Mendes' 23 points, Kemevuako's 13, Mathis Alves Nunes (Season PPG: 4.56) with 10 and captain Dimitrios Louskos (Season PPG: 6.11) with 9. The home side cut the deficit to 77-73 and later 78-75, but Schieren managed the last possessions and protected the narrow margin.
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