Musel Pikes won a close opener in Oberanven, 76-72, and move to 1st in the M-U22 qualification table, while Gréngewald Hueschtert are 2nd after round 1.
The game turned several times. Gréngewald started better and went 5-0, with Sam Urwald (20, 1.89m) immediately active. The home side still led 15-10, but Musel answered through Enzo Sanna (21, 1.92m, FRA) and Geoffrey Schlammes, and Gréngewald only held a slim 20-19 edge after 10 minutes.
The decisive shift came in the second quarter. After Gréngewald briefly regained control at 27-25, Coach Anan Majdi's team produced a strong 16-5 finish to the half. Inside that stretch, Musel put together a 13-1 run, with Sanna, Jason Hartz and David Ferreira Gordo pushing the score to 41-32.
Musel kept that momentum after the break, opening the third quarter on a 6-0 burst for 47-32. The visitors reached their highest lead at 55-40 and still led 61-50 after three periods. Sanna remained the reference point, while Hartz and Schlammes gave steady support.
Gréngewald made the game tight again in the last quarter. Jules Reuter and Kian Wensveen Grou lifted the offense, and from 59-72 the home side scored 7 straight points to cut the gap to 72-66. Later, baskets by Linus Schumacher and Wensveen Grou brought it down to 74-70, then Reuter reduced it further to 75-72 with little margin left. Musel stayed calm at the line, with Hartz scoring the last two points.
Top scorers were Urwald with 20 for Gréngewald, though his foul trouble ended with a foul-out, and Reuter added 13. For Musel, Sanna also had 20, Schlammes 14, Hartz 14 and Luca Monteiro Delgado 10. Musel had four players in double figures and resisted the late comeback.
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Gréngewald Hueschtert 
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