Black Frogs Schieren won 103-95 at BC Mess after a game that flipped in the third quarter. Mess controlled the first half (25-22; 26-25) behind the US duo Cobie Logan Barnes (Season PPG: 34.20) and Deanthony Kendrick McCallum (Season PPG: 22.40), taking a 51-47 lead to the break. Schieren then imposed their rhythm with a 28-16 third quarter, Eric Christopher Anderson (26, 2.00 m, USA; Season PPG: 21.17) dominating inside while Nemanja Mladenovic (20, 1.90 m) and Khyree Terell Armstead (Season PPG: 18.50) punished from the perimeter for a 75-67 lead.
Early in the fourth, the visitors stretched it to +12 (79-67). McCallum tried to drag Mess back, scoring eight of his team's next nine points including back-to-back triples (from 78-88 to 84-90), and Pedrito Kemevuako added a three to make it 87-90. A tense spell included an unsportsmanlike foul on Fabbri Bruno Zinedine Gauthier, and later a technical on Schieren coach Nigel Tolentino, but Schieren stayed composed. Captain Alexandre Pereira Meireles closed it with free throws in the final minute.
For Schieren, Anderson poured in 33, Armstead 23, Mladenovic 19 and Pereira Meireles 12. Among the homegrown contributors, Mladenovic's timely threes in the third period were pivotal. For Mess, Barnes exploded for 39 and McCallum 34, the pair combining for 73 points; among the locals, Leis Sabotic and Kemevuako chipped in important buckets.
Game flow highlights:
- Mess started fast with Barnes hitting multiple early threes.
- Schieren's decisive surge came right after halftime, turning a 4-point deficit into an 8-point lead by Q3's end.
- In Q4, McCallum and Barnes kept Mess in touch, but Anderson answered at the rim and Schieren's guards added key scores.
Standings context: Schieren climb to 3rd (4-2) and are on a two-game winning run. Mess remain 4th at 4-1, their four-game streak snapped.
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