Musel Pikes stayed perfect with a 95-85 road win in Mamer, keeping first place at 2-0, while Mambra Mamer slipped to 0-2 (7th). In front of 120 spectators (115 paying), Brian Walker Carroll's team absorbed Mamer's 5-0 start and turned the first quarter with a 20-5 burst powered by Konan Boglin Oth and Sam Streef to lead 24-16. The second quarter was balanced, but two moments hurt MAM: an unsportsmanlike foul on Povilas Mikalauskas (U2) gave Tom Welter two free throws for 32-37, and a technical on Rashon Jamal Johnson Jr (T1) stretched it to 40-48 at halftime.
Darko Ristic's side reacted after the break: a 6-0 run brought it to 51-53 before a Welter three steadied Pikes. Streef then hit two quick baskets and Musel closed the third up 61-74. Early in the fourth, Esosa Okundaye's triple made it +14 (63-77), Mamer cut it to 70-79 after a Maid Adrovic three but never came closer than nine. Captain Domenick Thomas Slevà later fouled out.
MAM's leaders: Johnson Jr (26, USA) was game MVP (28 ranking) with 32 points, 14 rebounds and 6/6 FT (excellent), adding 5 assists; Gianni Beslija (19, 1.92m) had 20 points (7/12 2P, good) and 3 steals; Adrovic was perfect from the field at 7/7 (4/4 2P and 3/3 3P, both excellent).
For MUS, Tristin Matthew Walley (29, 2.01m, USA) delivered 19 points and timely threes; Maurice Gordon (25, 2.01m, USA) added 17 (6/11 2P, 2/2 FT) and a key third-quarter three; Oth scored 19 with an excellent 9/12 inside and a 6-point personal run in Q1; Streef had 14 and a decisive third-quarter spurt; Okundaye chipped in 14 on 4/5 2P (80%, excellent) and 3/3 FT.
Team numbers: Musel's 2P shooting was efficient (31/53, 58%, good). Mamer hit 3P at 6/16 (38%, good) but only 50% on 2P. MAM won the glass 37-29, yet turnovers (17 vs 12) and Musel's rim protection (3 blocks to 1) underpinned the visitors' control of the game flow.
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