BC Mess (MES) defeated Musel Pikes (MUS) 93-83 in the M-Coupe des Jeunes 1/16 finales in Mondercange, controlling the game with a decisive third-quarter surge before weathering a late comeback.
Game evolution
- Q1: Mess edged ahead 22-18 behind early perimeter production from Yann Krings (MES) and Pedrito Kemevuako (MES), while Geoffrey Schlammes (MUS) answered with 5 points in a row to tie it at 18 before MES closed the period.
- Q2: The quarter was balanced (19-19). Kemevuako strung together consecutive free throws on two trips and added a triple; halftime 41-37 MES.
- Q3: The turning point. Mess opened with an 11-1 run to 52-38, fueled by Krings, Jamie Freymann (MES) and a sequence of three straight made free throws by Leis Sabotic after a technical on Cassian Matgen (MUS). The burst extended to 21-1 up to 62-38, and MES won the period 28-10.
- Q4: Musel answered with a 36-24 quarter. Schlammes kept scoring, and Abram Macalou (MUS) pushed the pace until he picked up two quick personals and fouled out. MUS trimmed a maximum 28-point deficit (81-53) down to 10. Schlammes scored Musel's last five points in a row. MES coach Joao Carlos Santiago Janeiro received a C1 technical, but his team managed the margin.
Top performers
- MES: Pedrito Kemevuako (17, 1.80m, AGO) led with 24 points, hitting 4 triples and 8 free throws. Yann Krings (MES) added 19 with 3 threes. Leis Sabotic (17, 1.88m, MNE) scored 17 (seven 2-pointers) and was steady at the line. Jamie Freymann (MES) had 15, including a key three during the decisive run. André Cristostomo Ribeiro (MES) hit two triples and later fouled out.
- MUS: Geoffrey Schlammes (MUS) poured in 33 (11x2, 2x3, 5 FTs) to drive the late push. Abram Macalou (MUS) contributed 25 before fouling out in the fourth. Jules Jacquet and Jaden El Basri had 7 each; Matgen added 6.
Notes
- MES caught fire from deep, with multiple shooters (Kemevuako, Krings, Cristostomo Ribeiro, Freymann, Bryan Hensen, Mauro Gammaitoni) contributing.
- MUS endured foul trouble stretches: Schlammes committed back-to-back fouls in Q3; Macalou's late fouls were pivotal to closing stages.
(AI generated)