Black Star Mersch B controlled most of this Coupe FLBB 1/8 final and beat Rebound Préizerdaul 67-49 to move into the next round. Lisa Hilges' team set the tone early: after 11-6, BSMB produced a 7-0 run and closed the first quarter ahead 20-12. Pol Rodesch (BSMB) was already central in that phase, while Erik Daling (36, 1.94m, NLD) gave steady inside production.
Préizerdaul stayed alive in the second quarter and cut the margin to 27-20, then to 31-22 through Olivier Braun Ep. Kdiss (PRE), but Mersch answered well and finished the half on a 4-0 push for 35-22.
The decisive stretch came just after the break. BSMB opened the third quarter with an 11-2 burst to 46-24, their biggest lead of the game at 22 points. Rodesch scored 6 points in a row in that sequence, and Charel Weis (BSMB) followed with 5 straight. PRE reacted strongly with an 11-0 run of their own, led by Jérôme Wolff (PRE), Tom Welter (PRE) and Rainjay Maturan (PRE), to cut the deficit to 46-35 and change the rhythm for a few minutes.
Mersch restored full control in the fourth. From 51-43, they built an 8-0 run to 59-43, with Mathieu Franco (35, FRA) and Pit Diederich (BSMB) making the difference. Rodesch finished as the game's top scorer with 23 points. He was supported by Weis and Daling with 10 each, Franco with 8 and Yann Marc Fischels (BSMB) with 7. For PRE, Braun Ep. Kdiss led with 11 points, while Mathis Weyrich (PRE) and Maturan added 9 each.
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