North Fox B reversed the first meeting with Mambra Mamer C in emphatic fashion, winning 81-51 in Reuler and consolidating first place (7-3) ahead of Mamer (6-4). After trailing 18-19 at the first break, Coach Pol Linden's team flipped the game with a decisive second-quarter surge. From 22-22, Fox strung together an 8-0 run extended to 13-2 to seize control at 35-24 before reaching halftime up 37-28.
The third quarter underlined the shift. Nadjahou Mousel Mounda opened the half with six of Fox's first eight points as the lead grew to 59-40. The final period brought the knockout blow: Dzenan Muratovic (16, MNE) poured in three consecutive baskets six points in a row to stretch the gap from 65-45 to 71-45, with the highest lead reaching 30 at the buzzer.
Key moments dotted the first half, too. Sébastien Schmitz hit back-to-back threes in the opening stanza to spark the hosts, and Marvin Carvalho added a timely five-point burst (2+3) during the second-quarter breakaway.
Top performers for North Fox B: Muratovic (17) was a constant threat; Mathys Neves (19, 1.93m) added 15 with a confident start; and Fábio Samuel Mauricio Gomes (Season PPG: 14.08) delivered 14, repeatedly finishing in the paint. For Mamer, Cédric Pierre Louis Bellot (Season PPG: 15.0; 39, FRA) shouldered the load with 23, while Tom Kayser contributed 13 and battled through contact late.
Coach Faton Agolli's side had won the October encounter 63-56, but this time Fox controlled the game evolution after the first quarter and closed on a 44-23 second-half. Mamer have now dropped two straight, while North Fox stay on course at the top.
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