Mambra Mamer opened Phase 1 with a 91-70 road win at zolwer/scheierhaf, breaking the game open after halftime. The first half was balanced: Mamer jumped 0-7 behind five quick points from Jonathan Henrik Wallenius (16, FIN), but AS Soleuvre answered through Pol Diedenhofen (16), who strung six in a row to settle the hosts. After Mamer led 20-23 at the first break, Soleuvre briefly went ahead (25-23, then 28-25). A late surge brought Mamer up 31-38, only for Soleuvre to close the half on a 7-0 run to 38-38.
The third quarter decided it. Alexis Georges Bourgoignie Martin (16, ESP) and Tadas Stalauskas (16, LTU) triggered the restart, then Henry Alberto Murray (16, CHE) buried back-to-back threes for a 42-52 gap. Mamer won the period 37-14, later stretching the highest lead to +25 (64-89). Soleuvre trimmed little in the fourth but never threatened.
Mamer's perimeter was the separator: 12 made threes (Murray 5, Wallenius 4, Bourgoignie 2, Stalauskas 1) to Soleuvre's 6. The winners also totaled 24 two-point field goals and 7 free throws, while Soleuvre finished with 23 twos and 6 free throws.
Top performers
- Mambra Mamer: Bourgoignie 29, Wallenius 26, Murray 22. Stalauskas added 9.
- AS Soleuvre: Diedenhofen 21 with a late triple; Diego Fine (17, FRA) 10; Lex Lahure (17) 10; Lenny Hertert (17) 8; Malik Bah (16) 8.
Coaches: N'Guessan Junior Pacome's side adjusted decisively out of the locker room, while Herv Marie-Rose's team had its best stretch to end the second quarter but could not contain the third-quarter barrage.
Classification after this opener: Mambra Mamer sit 2nd (+3), AS Soleuvre 5th (+1).
(AI generated)