Black Star Mersch outlasted BC Mess 98-84 in Mersch after three quarters of deadlock and a decisive final stanza. Mess edged the first period 17-18 and the next two quarters finished level (23-23, 25-25), leaving the hosts down 65-66 after 30 minutes. The game flipped early in the fourth: BSM strung a 6-0 burst to 73-68 and later stretched it with another long run to 84-74, ultimately posting a 33-18 quarter and their largest lead (+14) at the buzzer.
Sam Tibold (Season PPG: 23.2) was the reference point with 37 points and a huge fourth quarter, repeatedly finding answers as the game opened up. Captain Trey Sean Boayue (Season PPG: 16.8) powered the middle phases with 28 before fouling out in the last period, but BSM kept control through Tibold and steady late free throws from Leandro Da Silva Nunes (Season PPG: 7.4), who finished with 16. Jérôme Hansen's side even navigated a coach technical in the fourth without losing momentum.
For Mess, Jamie Freymann (17, 1.80m) poured in 32 and got to the line often, while Tom Jadin (18) added 15 and Yann Krings (17, 1.80m), the captain, had 13 before fouling out late in the third an absence that weighed on Mess in the final stretch. Bryan Hensen (16) chipped in 11 and Warren Cremonesi 9.
In the standings, BSM sit 6th (1-5) and have now followed three losses with back-to-back wins, while Mess remain 7th and winless. Coaches: Jérôme Hansen (BSM) and Joao Carlos Santiago Janeiro (MES).
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