Bottom-ranked Black Star Mersch B won 67-49 on the floor of 7th-placed Musel Pikes B and ended a 15-game losing streak. The season head-to-head is now 1-1 after Musel had won the first meeting 76-70.
BSMB controlled most of the first half. They led throughout the opening quarter and stretched the margin from 11-14 to 11-23 early in the second period, with Nils Bosdijk (20, 1.92m, NLD) and Pol Rodesch (Season PPG: 16.57) driving the offense. Musel, coached by Romain Steffen, reacted well. Eric Steffen (Season PPG: 16.63) gave the home side momentum, and MUSB finished the half on a 5-0 run to come back level at 29-29.
The game turned after the break. Coach Lisa Hilges saw her team open the third quarter with an 8-0 run for a 29-37 lead. Musel answered with six straight points and got back to 35-37, but Bosdijk then produced eight consecutive points on his own, pushing BSMB to 37-48. That sequence set the tone for a 19-10 third quarter.
Musel reduced the gap to 45-53 in the last period after another three-pointer by Eric Steffen, but BSMB answered calmly. The visitors closed on a 14-4 spell and built their biggest lead at 21 points.
Bosdijk finished with 23 points in his first game of the competition, while Rodesch added 21. Together they scored 44 of BSMB's 67 points. Erik Daling (36, 1.94m, NLD) added 6. For Musel, Eric Steffen had 17 points with four three-pointers, Luc Kirsch scored 9, and Emmanuel Sadler also had 9.
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