Mambra Mamer B edged Basket Esch C 86-74 after overtime in Mamer, flipping a tight game late and then overwhelming the visitors 19-7 in the extra five minutes. The hosts move to 1st in M-Division 2 (+2), while Esch drop to 2nd (-1). Esch's three-game winning run ends.
Esch controlled the first half, up 20-16 after Q1 and 38-28 at the break. Noah Jacques Kambala (19 pts) set the early tone, including a first-quarter triple, and Sven Reis added steady scoring inside. The gap peaked at +14 at 30-44 early in the third. Mamer replied through Scharel Geimer (18) and Maximilien Tresson (24), trimming it to 47-53 entering the fourth.
Key fourth-quarter swing: Esch led 63-55, but Mamer answered with an 8-0 run to 63-63, fueled by Tresson, Geimer and Jannik Tuffel (13; Season PPG: 5.67). In the final minute, Luc Decker (35, 1.90m) hit three late free throws, tying it 67-67. Kambala, an impact scorer, fouled out in the fourth.
Overtime turned on the first two possessions: Tresson scored four points in a row to put Mamer ahead 71-69. From 73-71, the hosts closed on a 13-3 burst, with Geimer, Tuffel and Decker joining Tresson to put the game out of reach. Coach Pierre Flavien Hebbert's side found answers across the roster when it mattered.
For Mamer, Tresson (25, FRA) led all scorers, Geimer was reliable across all four quarters, and Christophe Ney added 13 before fouling out. Decker's composure at the line was pivotal. Hector Dieter Loechner-Ernst (18, 1.86m, ESP) chipped in timely points.
For Esch, Kambala's 19 and Raoul Burg's 17 (32, 1.82m) carried the offense, supported by Yann Sowa (15, many at the stripe), Reis (9) and Maurice Stephane Bisse (7, with one three). Player-coach Burg's team dominated early but could not halt Mamer's late runs.
Given the table context, this was a statement win in the championship round for the new leaders.
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