Amicale Steesel edged Musel Pikes 95-89 in Steinsel, a game of runs that tightened late in front of 300 spectators. The hosts jumped 7-1 after five straight points by Alex Laurent and closed the first quarter 23-16, with Ashton Lee Sherrell (25, 2.01m, USA) establishing a paint presence. Musel stayed afloat largely at the line through Konan Boglin Oth, who hit a string of free throws in the opening period.
Musel briefly trimmed it to 25-22 early in the second before bench shooter Bob Rech splashed a three and Antoine Medeot buried back-to-back triples for 48-40. Noah Medeot's late three fixed halftime at 53-45. After the break, Malcolm Wesley Richardson (31, USA) struck from deep and Amicale stretched it to 69-52. Tristin Matthew Walley (29, 2.01m, USA) kept Pikes in touch with a three, but the third ended 76-66.
Early in the fourth, Scott Morton hit from long range and Richardson added consecutive threes to 85-68, Amicale's largest margin (17). Sherrell then strung together six points in a row for 93-77. Musel answered with a 12-2 closing push sparked by an Esosa Okundaye three and a Maurice Gordon triple but ran out of time.
Shooting told a story: Amicale shot 54% on 2s and 43% from three (good), while Musel delivered 60% on 2s and an excellent 47% from three. Amicale's 71% at the line left the door open; Musel's volume (26/36 FT) kept them close. The hosts owned extra possessions (9 offensive rebounds to 3) and the pass (11-4 assists), while keeping turnovers lower (9 to 14).
Leaders - Amicale: Sherrell 25 (11/13 2P, 3/3 FT), Richardson 19 and 5 ast (3/7 3P), Laurent 15 (5/6 FT, 2/3 3P), Noah Medeot 13 (3/7 3P), Morton 10 (3/8 3P), Antoine Medeot 6 (2/2 3P). Musel: Walley 30 (6/6 FT, 7/12 2P, 3/5 3P), Gordon 15 (2/3 3P), Oth 17 (9/12 FT), Okundaye 15 (2/4 3P).
Coaches: Daniel Alves Brandao de Sousa's side moves to 2-1 (now 4th), while Brian Walker Carroll's Pikes fall to 2-1 (2nd); Musel's two-game winning run ends, Amicale's sequence reads win-loss-win.
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