BC Mess overpowered T71 Dudelange B, 98-27, in a one-way W-Nationale 2 game in Mondercange. Mess set the tone immediately: two quick baskets by Lynn Thilges and calm free throws from Caroline Pantaleoni opened a 6-0 start and a 24-5 first quarter. The gap widened to 41-13 at halftime as captain Hannah Pauly and Jenny Hellers controlled the mid-range. Mess then delivered the decisive blow with a 17-0 run to open the third quarter, pushing the score from 41-13 to 58-13 before T71 could reply. It was 72-21 after 30 minutes, and the final 71-point margin was also the highest lead.
Pantaleoni (29) was relentless in the lane, stringing together multiple buckets in the third to break the game open. Pauly (26) added outside punch, including back-to-back scores in the second, while Thilges (19) mixed drives and a late three. Notable Mess lines: Pantaleoni (Season PPG: 12.92), Pauly (Season PPG: 10.69), Thilges (Season PPG: 14.45), and Noémie Schammo (14; Season PPG: 7.45).
For T71, Lisa Keup (15) was the reference on both the line and inside finishes; the 18-year-old forward (1.74 m; Season PPG: 8.18) scored all quarter by quarter. Laure Bignoli (7) added a three, while Julie Poncin had 3. Soraia Mota Dias picked up two early personal fouls (P2) and T71's momentum never materialised despite timeouts in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th. No player fouled out.
The result flips the season's first meeting (T71B 62-37 over Mess). Under coach Joao Carlos Santiago Janeiro, Mess climb to 8th in the classification (+4) and are trending up with two straight wins and three victories in their last four. T71B, coached by Overmann, remain 11th and suffer a third consecutive defeat.
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