Gréngewald Hueschtert won 80-94 in Mondercange, completing a 2-0 sweep over BC Mess this season after the 100-87 in the first meeting. The game swung early: Mess burst to 12-4 behind Deanthony Kendrick McCallum's hot start (10 of Mess's first 12). Coach Ricky Easterling's side responded with a 20-4 run to close the first quarter (18-24), driven by Aidan Reichert's five straight points (two free throws and a three) and Dayne Prim's inside finishing.
Mess steadied in the second with threes from Bernardo Matos Pinto and Cobie Barnes, but Reichert repeatedly got to the line and Dayne Prim kept producing to preserve a 41-49 halftime lead. A chippy stretch included a technical on Bruno Gauthier, reflecting Gréngewald's growing control.
The third quarter was decisive: Gréngewald pushed the gap to +16 (60-76) as Prim and Patrick Hoffmann scored in rhythm, with Pol Breuskin adding a timely three before the break and again after fouls cooled Mess. Despite Jamie Freymann and Barnes trimming the margin early in the fourth, McCallum's foul trouble culminated in a disqualification late in the period, halting Mess's last push.
Top performers
- Gréngewald (non-domestic): Dayne Prim (24, USA, 1.95m) 33 points; Aidan Reichert (23, USA, 1.97m) 30, including 11 made free throws.
- Gréngewald (local core): Patrick Hoffmann 10, Lex Bauer 8.
- Mess (non-domestic): McCallum 29 (fouled out), Barnes 24, Gauthier 10.
- Mess (local core): Mika Cambiotti 6, Freymann 4.
Gréngewald, now second in the classification (13-4), extends its winning run to 12. Mess sits sixth (8-8). Coach Stéphane Frentzel's team had the better start, but Gréngewald controlled the game evolution with sustained runs, physicality on drives (Reichert's parade to the stripe) and a composed finish even after a late technical on Prim.
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