Musel Pikes B won 66-53 at stadtbred. in a game that stayed open for three quarters. In the W-U16 Division 3 Phase finale table, MUSB moved up to 1st place (+1) at 6-0, while ARAB stayed 3rd at 2-4. Musel Pikes B is also on a seven-game winning streak.
MUSB started slightly better and led 15-14 after the first quarter. The home side had an early 15-8 advantage, with 15-year-old Dutch player Ashareela Prins van Wijngaarden (Season PPG: 4.88) and Charlotte Schmitz (Season PPG: 6.48) setting the tone. ARAB reacted very well in the second period. Michele Elsen (ARAB) and 14-year-old French player Maëly Horta Mascarenhas (Season PPG: 7.00) helped the visitors win that quarter 19-12 and take a 33-27 halftime lead.
The third quarter remained balanced. MUSB came out with an 8-0 run to turn 27-33 into 35-33, but ARAB answered again and entered the last quarter ahead 44-41. At 48-51, the game was still fully undecided.
The decisive moment came in the fourth quarter for coach Kader Idris Abderrahmane's team. MUSB closed on an 18-2 run. It first went from 48-51 to 56-51 with 8 unanswered points, then, after ARAB reduced the gap to 56-53, finished the game with 10 straight points. That gave MUSB its biggest lead of the afternoon at the final buzzer.
Schmitz made the biggest difference with 28 points, including 14 in the last quarter. Prins van Wijngaarden added 13, and player (MUSB) brought 9. For coach Joao Pedro Osorio Silva's side, Elsen scored 17, Horta Mascarenhas 9 and Yara Mores (Season PPG: 8.55) 7. ARAB captain Lilly Agnes (Season PPG: 4.13) fouled out late, during the phase when MUSB took control. Musel Pikes B also improved to 3-0 against Arantia Larochette B this season.
(AI generated)