Etzella Ettelbruck routed BC Mess 118-13 in the M-Coupe de l'Avenir 1/16 finales, a game dominated from the opening tip by Thierry Kremer's team. Etzella opened on a 15-0 run, built a 30-4 first quarter, and never looked back. By halftime it was 61-11 after a 31-7 second quarter. The third period saw Etzella lock the game beyond doubt, holding Mess to a single point and stretching the margin to 89-12, before closing with a 29-1 fourth quarter and a 10-0 finish.
Etzella's scoring was balanced and relentless around the rim: 55 made two-pointers, 1 three-pointer and 5 free throws. Noah Mendes (14) led with 23 points, attacking consistently in the second and third quarters. Seid Muratovic (14, MNE) added 20 and hit the game's lone three; he later poured in four straight baskets in the fourth for an 8-point personal run. Ben Schock (15) sparked the 15-0 start with early buckets and totaled 16, while Bastian Torres (14, FRA) contributed 13. Captain Gilles Schock (15) chipped in 4 and anchored a defense that conceded just two points after halftime. Yoann Etienne Nathan Ngan (15, ITA) was whistled for an unsportsmanlike foul in the first quarter but still added 4.
For Mess, coached by Fernand Musquar, offense never found rhythm: only 4 made two-pointers, 1 three-pointer and 2 free throws all game. Noa Priso Dikoume (13, FRA) hit the team's only three. Captain Roan Musquar (14) had 3, Fabio Freymann (13) and Rafael Da Fonseca Rocha (14) scored 2 each, with Rocha also picking up multiple personals. Jona Jungers (13) added 2 and Theo Bakija (13) split free throws. Mess used three time-outs (late first, early third, mid-fourth) but could not stem the runs; Etzella also strung together an 18-0 burst midway through the third quarter.
Etzella's physicality and pace decided the game early, and the highest lead reached 105 by the final buzzer.
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