Kordall Steelers edged BC Mess 58-56 in Niederkuer, a game decided in the final minute after the hosts had built what looked like a safe cushion. Mess started sharper (17-14 after Q1), but Kordall flipped it before the break (16-11 in Q2 for 30-28). The game's key swing came late in the third: a 12-2 Kordall run capped by Alisha Staar's and Kim Hurt's back-to-back threes pushed it to 46-39.
Early in the fourth, Staar (18 pts; 23 years, 1.75m) picked up her fourth and fifth fouls in quick succession and fouled out at 48-41, yet Kordall still surged to the night's largest lead, +10 (53-43), behind Hurt and a big triple from Mathilde Amann (19, FRA). Audrey Nicole Guyot's basket for 58-51 then proved the game-winner, as Mess closed with five straight points (Caroline Pantaleoni and Mara Thein) but couldn't find the equaliser.
Staar set the tone and hit two third-quarter triples; Julie Secco (Season PPG: 4.44) added 11 with two threes in the first half. Guyot (Season PPG: 7.29) and Léna Wantz (Season PPG: 7.86) chipped in 8 each, while Hurt scored 7 and Amann added 5 timely points. For Mess, Pantaleoni led with 17, living at the line, and Thein followed with 15, including 7 in the fourth. Noémie Schammo had 11 and Chiara Reuland 9.
Game evolution mattered: Mess opened 4-0 and led after 10', Kordall answered with perimeter shot-making and a 12-2 punch to end Q3, then survived the late 5-0 push. Highest lead was Kordall by 10. Player-coach Julie Secco managed the rotations after Staar's exit; Joao Carlos Santiago Janeiro's side kept pressing to the buzzer.
In the table, Kordall climbs to 4th (4-4, +3 places) and has now won four of the last five after opening with three losses. Mess remains 12th (0-6), still searching for a first win.
(AI generated)