Musel Pikes overpowered Black Star Mersch 105-67 in M-U16 Division 2 (Phase 1) in Mersch, breaking the game open after halftime. The start was balanced: Black Star's captain Mike Goehlhausen (15) closed the first quarter with 5 straight points to level it at 24-24, and Pikes edged ahead 51-48 at the break.
The third quarter decided it. Musel produced an 11-0 run straight out of the timeout and, moments later, a second 10-0 burst, turning 50-51 into 52-72 and taking full control (quarter 32-10). Captain Jaden El Basri (14, FRA) led the surge with 26 points, including 12 in the third. Ben Matthias Schenk (15, DEU) added 22, and Raphaël Siebenaler (15) scored 20.
Pikes' dominance inside was striking: 44 made two-pointers (88 points) versus Black Star's 26. They supplemented that with 4 threes and 5 free throws. Coach Daniel Fernandes Sousa's group kept the pressure through the fourth to reach their largest lead (+38) at the buzzer.
For Black Star, Goehlhausen (25) and Alvyn Madoki Bigas (15) with 21 carried the scoring. Rolando Charle Nienaber Mendes (15, PRT) had 9 but fouled out in the fourth, trimming Mersch's options late. Coach Aleksandar Petrovic's timeouts stemmed some momentum before the half, yet Musel's twin runs after the interval proved decisive.
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