In Mondercan., Grngewald Hueschtert B edged BC Mess B 58-55 after a game of swings and late shot-making. Mess opened sharper (16-14 after Q1), but Grngewald flipped momentum in the second quarter with a 10-0 run from 20-18 down to 20-28, stretching the gap to the night's biggest lead at 23-33. Mess answered after the break: a 11-2 surge from 33-39 to 44-41 turned the game before the final period.
The fourth quarter belonged to Grngewald's guards. Luca Pividor hit 8 points in a row to turn 44-41 into 45-49, then added a key two in the closing stretch. Ben Schaefer buried a late three for 51-56, and those plays proved decisive as Coach Ricky Easterling's side closed it out despite Pividor picking up three personal fouls in the period. For Mess, coach-player Gilles Weimerskirch kept his team in it with timely free throws and a late two, but the final possessions yielded a 4-0 reply that arrived too late.
Pividor led Grngewald with 15 points (Season PPG: 11.6), backed by Lex Bauer's 12 (Season PPG: 11.8) and Mika Demuth's 10 (Season PPG: 16.4). Robyn Schumacher (18, 1.99m) added 9 inside, while Schaefer contributed 6 including the clutch three.
Mess's top scorer was Alexandre Caurla with 22 (Season PPG: 17.0), carrying the offense across all four quarters. Weimerskirch followed with 11 (Season PPG: 2.33), a notable spike versus his average, and Philippe Charles Di Cato had 9 (Season PPG: 5.83). Fran ois Villain (40) opened the game's scoring for Mess with a three and added late free throws.
Game evolution notes: Mess led after Q3 (44-41), but Grngewald's backcourt produced the game-winners in a 17-11 final quarter. Earlier, Mess's Damien Michels picked up two quick fouls in Q1; Grngewald contained him thereafter.
Form and table: Grngewald string a second straight win after four losses and climb to 7th (+4). Mess slip to 8th (-2) and are now on a two-game skid.
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