Musel Pikes overpowered Mambra Mamer 113-65 in the M-Coupe de l'Avenir 1/8 finales in Mamer, riding a dominant middle stretch to book their place in the quarterfinals.
Mamer started well behind a triple from Phivos Sortikos and stayed within 21-27 after the first quarter. The game flipped in the second: Musel opened the period on a 15-0 run to 21-42 and won the quarter 33-3, pushing the halftime score to 24-60. The surge continued after the break (third quarter 13-30) with steady scoring from multiple hands, and the visitors stretched the lead to a game-high 56 points (97-41, later 108-52). Mamer responded with pride in the fourth, taking it 28-23, but the gap was long decided.
For Musel Pikes, Ben Matthias Schenk led the charge with 31 points, backed by Jaden El Basri's 23 and Olivier Siebenaler's 22. Depth pieces also chipped in: Jason Kemmer 7, Pit Fischer 6, with contributions across the rotation. For Mamer, Ethan Martins paced the hosts with 19 points, including a late 6-0 personal burst; Valentin Oury and Phivos Sortikos added 10 each, Ivan Vasiljevic 7.
Key runs defined the night: the 15-0 start to the second quarter and an 18-1 close to the half turned a competitive opening into a rout. Daniel Fernandes Sousa's side managed the momentum and punished every empty trip. Arnaud Stirn's team used early time-outs and finished strong, but the second-quarter drought proved decisive.
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