Gr'ngewald Hueschtert (GRE) beat BC Mess (MES) 100-87 in Oberanven, building a decisive gap before halftime and managing the game thereafter. Mess opened on a 5-0 burst through Cobie Barnes, but GRE replied 6-0 behind Dareial Corrione Franklin and Max Frederik Hessz to take the lead and close Q1 at 26-21.
The second quarter broke the game open: a 32-18 period pushed GRE ahead 58-39 at the break. Franklin kept piling on and received timely help from the bench, notably 18-year-old Luca Pividor who delivered 5 points including a three late in the half. Early in Q3, Nicolas Hittelet hit from deep then was whistled for a technical, which Deanthony Kendrick McCallum converted. Even so, GRE stretched the margin to a game-high +27 at 82-55 after a Yannick Julien triple. Mess answered through Barnes and McCallum, but the hill was steep.
Franklin, a 1.96 m forward (Season PPG: 27.29), authored a dominant 39-point night built on 11 two-pointers, 4 threes and 5 free throws. He also opened the fourth quarter with 5 straight points and added two more baskets shortly after to steady GRE as MES tried to rally. Among the home side's core, Hittelet (Season PPG: 9.00) added 14, mixing drives, two threes and 2/2 at the line, while Hessz (Season PPG: 10.83) scored 13 and Laurent Majerus 9. Julien struck twice from deep off the bench.
For Mess, Barnes (Season PPG: 34.33) poured in 35 (10x2, 3x3, 6 FTs) and McCallum (Season PPG: 23.17) had 27, repeatedly earning trips to the stripe. Jamie Freymann and Nikola Sarkovic combined for 13. Coach Frentzel's men won the fourth 27-18, trimming the deficit, but Franklin's flurry quelled any late suspense.
Under coach Ricky Easterling, GRE climbs two spots to 5th (3-4) and strings a second straight win after a run of losses. MES remains 4th (4-2) and is now on a two-game slide after four wins to start the campaign.
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