BC Mess needed two overtimes to edge BBC East Side Pirates B, 55-48, in Berbourg, and stay atop W-U14 Division 4: Phase 2 (4-0). The Pirates, coached by Paul Daleiden, opened sharper and led 13-6 after the first quarter. Max Meysembourg's team answered with a 14-9 second period to trail 22-20 at the half, then kept chipping away until the game settled level at 34-34 after three and 42-42 at the end of regulation.
The first extra period was a tug of war: Naila McDaniel put BEPB ahead 44-42, Jesmera Falangani replied (44-44), Liciane Da Cunha restored the lead (46-44), Falangani leveled again (46-46), Mayla Chiapetta made it 48-46, before Kaly Bara forced a second OT (48-48). Mess then delivered the decisive 7-0 run: Bara opened (50-48), Laura Meysembourg added a free throw, and Rona Baftijar (13, BEL) closed it with back-to-back baskets to 55-48.
Mess won the interior battle with 26 made two-pointers to BEPB's 20; the Pirates stayed in it at the line (8 FTs vs 3). No three-pointers were made by either side. BEPB's Mia Theis and McDaniel reached four fouls late, which mattered in the second overtime.
Top performers
- BC Mess: Falangani (Season PPG: 10.80) led all scorers with 18; Bara (Season PPG: 10.57) added 14; Meysembourg (Season PPG: 11.13) had 11; Baftijar (Season PPG: 5.00) scored 4 but sealed the game in OT2; Chloé Berg contributed 6.
- BBC East Side Pirates B: Mona Dieschburg (Season PPG: 9.29) scored 14; Da Cunha (13, PRT; Season PPG: 3.90) 11; Iris Barnabé do Senhor (Season PPG: 2.71) 7; Theis (Season PPG: 4.20) and McDaniel (Season PPG: 3.29) 6 each.
Mess extend their winning streak to four and remain first; the Pirates hold second place (2-1). Highest lead for both sides was seven points (BEPB at 13-6; MES at the final horn).
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