Mambra Mamer won a close home game against Entente RES AMI, 79-71, and moved up two places to 2nd in M-U18 Division 2: Phase 1. ERA slipped to 3rd, with both teams now at 3-1. ERA also saw its three-game winning run end.
The game flow favored ERA for long stretches. They led 19-16 after the first quarter and 38-36 at halftime, with their biggest advantage reaching nine points at 34-25 in the second period. Nojus Banys (ERA) was a constant threat from the perimeter and in transition, while Elvio Alissoutin (ERA) gave them rhythm with 18 points. Riley Wohl (17) added 16 and kept the visitors efficient in the lane.
MAM stayed connected through Alexis Georges Bourgoignie Martin (17, 2.00m) and captain Henry Alberto Murray (17, 1.82m). Murray scored five straight late in the opening quarter, and MAM never allowed the gap to become decisive. ERA still carried a 52-50 lead into the fourth.
The turning point came after ERA went up 61-55. Coach Gianluca Pellegrino Ombroni's team answered with a 13-2 spell, including 10 unanswered points from 58-63 to 68-63. Bourgoignie Martin hit inside and from mid-range during that sequence, and MAM's defense finally slowed ERA's flow. When ERA cut it to 74-71 in the last minute, MAM finished with the final five points.
Bourgoignie Martin led all scorers with 29 points for MAM. Murray followed with 26, including strong late-game control, and Tadas Stalauskas (17, 1.93m) added 13. For ERA, Banys scored 21, Alissoutin 18 and Wohl 16.
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