Mambra Mamer C edged Telstar Hesperange E 61-54 in a balanced MDivision 4 game that swung several times before the visitors closed it out. Telstar started fast, opening 7-0 and taking the first quarter 15-11. Early in Q2 they pushed their largest lead to 20-11, but an unsportsmanlike foul on Gilbert Pividor (TELE) gave Mamer a lifeline; Federico Burcovich converted at the line and the gap shrank. Halftime arrived level at 24-24.
After the break, Mamer's offense found rhythm. Cédric Pierre Louis Bellot (39, FRA) hit a string of two-point baskets, Gildas Le Clerc added a three, and Tom Kayser drilled two thirdquarter triples as MAMC built a 47-42 edge. Telstar reacted behind David Parisi's repeated answers, and even briefly went ahead 47-46 early in the fourth after scores by Alec Goedert and Steve Kaboth.
The finish belonged to Mamer. From 48-49, Bellot and then Raymond Alain Magloire (53, BEL) restored control, Burcovich scored inside, and Thomas Jean Barthlmy added a late two plus a clinching free throw. Telstar starter Laurent Weis fouled out in the closing minutes, complicating Christophe Thil's rotation, and Mamer closed on a decisive run to win by seven.
Bellot led all scorers with 22, while Burcovich had 10, Kayser 8 (two threes), Magloire 6 and Le Clerc 6 (two threes). For Telstar, Parisi carried the load with 26 and a constant thirdquarter surge; Kaboth added 9, Goedert 7, Weis 6.
In the table context, Telstar remain first at 41 but see a fourgame winning run halted. Mamer stand sixth (22). Credit to coach Gildas Le Clerc's side for overturning a ninepoint firsthalf deficit and closing with composure on holleschb2/terrain 1.
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