Black Frogs Schieren edged Avanti Mondorf 41-40 in the M-Coupe Minis 1/16 finales in Mondorf, decided by a late swing in the fourth quarter after Mondorf had built a two-possession cushion.
The visitors opened 8-6 before Mondorf, coached by Nebojsa Nikolic, tightened up in the second (11-8) to reach halftime 17-16 ahead. The hosts then authored their best spell after the break: a 15-10 third quarter, capped by an 8-2 push to 32-26, with Lara Muslji (11) and Emeric Alexander Loebel (12) scoring inside, Rafaela Veiga Costa adding a free throw and Daniel Richartz converting at the line and from two.
Enes Muric's Black Frogs flipped the script in the last period. Liam Pablo Teixeira cut it to 32-28, and Mark James Bautista Libang (10) poured in three consecutive field goals to swing the lead, 32-34. After Loebel tied it at 34-34, Schieren produced the decisive 7-0 run: a Mathieu Beckers free throw, an Olivier Mathieu finish, a Beckers basket and another Bautista Libang layup for the game's largest margin, 41-34. Mondorf answered with six straight (Milan Reali, then Richartz twice) to 40-41, but Schieren held on in the final seconds.
Top performers
- Black Frogs: Bautista Libang led with 12 points, 8 in the fourth, while Beckers added 9 despite foul trouble (four fouls) and hit the team's only free throw. Mathieu scored 8 and Teixeira 6; Leo Viaggi chipped in a key basket.
- Avanti Mondorf: Richartz topped all home scorers with 11, including four in a row late. Loebel had 8, Muslji 6, with Clement Julien Lascoux and Reali at 4 apiece; Veiga Costa contributed 3.
Neither team made a three-pointer; Schieren scored almost exclusively from two-point range (20 field goals) and 1 free throw, while Mondorf answered with 18 twos and 4 free throws. The contest was close throughout, with Schieren's +7 the highest lead before Mondorf's late 6-0 charge fell just short.
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