Mambra Mamer B edged BBC Dikrich 76-72 in the Coupe FLBB 1/8 finales in Mamer and move into the 1/4 finales. The hosts set the tone early through Scharel Geimer (38) and Luc Decker (35, 1.90m), taking Q1 by 20-17, before a lively second quarter saw Emerson Medina (25) and captain Edson Monteiro Neves (26, PRT) pull Dikrich back to 42-41 at the break.
Game evolution swung sharply after halftime: Dikrich opened the third with a 7-0 burst to 42-48, fueled by Monteiro Neves' five-point mini-run. Coach Pierre Flavien Hebbert stopped the slide with an early timeout, and Mamer answered with a 10-0 close to the quarter (Ney, Geimer, Tuffel, Decker) to lead 59-56. Decker then drilled a three to start Q4, stretching the run to 13-0 and the largest home lead to 64-56.
Dikrich refused to fold. Justin Tram (18, BEL) caught fire late, scoring 3-2-3 for eight points that cut it to 74-72 inside the last minute. After a foul on Monteiro Neves, captain Jannik Tuffel (45, 1.95m, DEU) calmly sank two free throws to fix the final score.
Top performers
- Mamer: Geimer (38) led with 23, repeatedly finding seams in the half-court. Decker (35, 1.90m) added 15, including the crucial Q4 opener; Tuffel had 10 and the game-sealing foul shots; Maximilien Tresson (25, FRA) contributed 10. Christophe Ney (30) scored a key basket for 74-69.
- Dikrich: Monteiro Neves (26, PRT) poured in 26, including seven straight in Q2 and a strong start to Q3; Medina (25) added 18 inside; Yann Canhete Martins (27, BRA) had 11; Tram (18, BEL) finished with 8 and the late surge.
Notes: Amar Sijaric was whistled three times in Q1 and went scoreless. Daniel Jos' Almeida da Cruz received a technical in Q2, yielding a free throw. Coach Endrit Shala's side led by as many as six (42-48), before Mamer built an eight-point cushion (64-56) and closed it out.
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