Mambra Mamer C edged North Fox B 63-56 in M-Division 4 (round-robin Aller/game 2), a game decided by late execution after three tight quarters in Mamer.
North Fox opened 5-0 through Michael Rocha before Mamer replied with a 10-0 burst: Thomas Jean Barthelemy's points and free throw, a Gildas Le Clerc three and a Charles Aime Nzeussi Mbouendeu triple flipped it to 10-5. The visitors answered with a 6-0 run (Pol Linden and Nadjahou Mousel Mounda) to take Q1, 14-13. In Q2, back-to-back threes by Le Clerc and Barthelemy made it 21-16, and Mamer led 32-31 at the half.
Momentum swung again after the break. Joao Da Silva Moreira (Season PPG: 3.17) scored in succession and Mousel Mounda hit from deep for 34-38, then 38-43, North Fox's largest lead (+5). Mamer closed the quarter with Raymond Alain Magloire (53, BEL) and Sam Szollosy to trail just 46-47.
The hosts won it in the fourth. Moussa Badji poured in four straight to start the period, Magloire added two free throws for 52-49, and after a Mousel Mounda triple (54-52), Tom Kayser (41) and Magloire authored a 6-0 run to 60-52, the biggest gap of the night (+8). North Fox trimmed to 60-56 via Fabio Samuel Mauricio Gomes, but Magloire calmly hit three late free throws in a row to seal it. Mambra Mamer C were the winners in a close game.
Top performers Mamer: Magloire 19 (five fourth-quarter free throws), Kayser 11 with key late baskets, Badji 8, Barthelemy 8 (early three, managed foul trouble with 4 fouls). North Fox: Mousel Mounda (27, 1.79m) led with 17 including two threes, Linden (21, 1.78m) had 12 despite 4 fouls, Da Silva Moreira 10, Mauricio Gomes 9, Rocha 8 (sparked the 5-0 start). Late North Fox fouls sent Magloire to the line three times in a row; neither side suffered a foul-out.
Coach Gildas Le Clerc's group rebounded after an opening loss and climbs to 4th (+5) at 1-1. Coach Joao Da Silva Moreira's North Fox are 6th (+1), also 1-1, after seeing a third-quarter surge slip away in the final minutes.
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