M-Coupe Minis, 1/16 finales in Bettborn: Musel Pikes overwhelmed Rebound Prizerdaul, 92-26, controlling the game from the opening minutes. After an early 4-4 tie, the Pikes closed the first quarter on a 24-0 run for 28-4 and then opened the second with a further 10-0 burst. That made it a 34-0 stretch bridging quarters, and the halftime score read 56-6.
Coach Hichem El Basri's team ran relentlessly and finished everything inside. All 92 Pikes points came on 2-point field goals (46 makes), with no free throws or three-pointers converted. The second quarter sequence set the tone: Adam Hammed (MUS) opened the period with a personal flurry of 8 points, supported by Timeo Hermes (MUS), while Prizerdaul struggled to create shots.
Rebound Prizerdaul found some rhythm after the break. Captain Guilherme Marques Casqueira (13, PRT) scored 8 of his team-high 10 points in the third quarter, and Jaylen Joseph Simoes Marbes (PRE) added 6 in that span, narrowing the quarter to 18-14. In the fourth, the Pikes reasserted control and stretched the margin to their biggest lead at the buzzer (+66).
Balanced scoring defined Musel Pikes: Jack Kemmer (MUS) and Cedric Meyers (MUS) posted 16 points each, Hammed added 14, Charel Engel (MUS) 12, and Lex Flies (MUS) 10. Depth helped as well with Mathieu Jake Leick (MUS) and Hermes contributing 8 apiece. For Prizerdaul, Marques Casqueira led with 10, Simoes Marbes had 6, while Baptiste Faconnet Massi (11, FRA) and three teammates added 2 each.
It was a notably clean game: only a handful of personal fouls and no free throws made by either side. Under coach Datan Oliveira Mendes, Prizerdaul's best phase came in the third quarter, but the Pikes' pace and finishing around the rim decided the contest early.
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