Mambra Mamer edged Arantia Larochette 75-71 in a tight M-U18 Division 3 clash in Mamer, riding late execution after leading for long stretches. Coach N'Guessan's group exploded early, building a highest lead of 15 (22-7, later 25-10) and taking the first quarter 25-16. Arantia answered behind captain Lee Brosius (Season PPG: 29.2; 1.92m, 17), who authored a massive second quarter with 18 points, trimming the gap to 43-40 at halftime.
After the break, Mamer rebuilt a cushion to 59-50 at the end of the third, but Arantia opened the fourth with an 8-0 run (59-58). Mathis Dieterlen (Season PPG: 17.2) then hit back-to-back triples to pull Arantia level at 66-66 and, moments later, Maximilien Nuss (15, 1.83m, FRA) put them ahead 66-68. Mamer steadied: Niklas Becker tied it at 68-68, and Alexis Georges Bourgoignie Martin (Season PPG: 27.4) delivered consecutive inside scores for 70-69 and 72-69. In the final minute, Jonathan Henrik Wallenius (Season PPG: 19.8) added a free throw (73-69), Dieterlen answered (73-71), and Tadas Stalauskas (Season PPG: 8.8) sealed it at 75-71. In a close finish, Bourgoignie and Stalauskas provided the winning baskets.
Top performers:
- Mambra Mamer: Bourgoignie Martin 31 (14 makes inside the arc); Wallenius 21 (steady in crunch time); Luca Leon Schiano (Season PPG: 6.8) 10; Stalauskas 7 with the final bucket.
- Arantia Larochette: Brosius 25 (all before halftime, centerpiece of the Q2 surge); Dieterlen 21 (13 in Q4, including two late threes); Vincent Diderrich (Season PPG: 5.4) 10; Nuss 6 with a late go-ahead basket. Lars Bosdijk (1.98m, 15) opened the scoring and added 4.
Coach Osorio Silva's side sees a four-game win streak snapped but remains first (4-1). Mamer climbs to second (+1) and stays unbeaten at 4-0, now on a four-game winning run.
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