Black Star Mersch controlled Sparta Bertrange B, 98-84, in Mersch in M-U16 Division 2. The hosts set the tone with a 27-14 first quarter, fueled by an early barrage from Alvyn Madoki Bigas (15, ESP), who poured in 8 of BSM's first 12 points. Under coach Aleksandar Petrovic, BSM kept pushing and built their largest lead at 40-20 in the second quarter; Sparta's coach Dimitrios Paspaltzis stopped play with an early timeout, but the halftime gap (50-35) remained substantial.
Sparta answered after the break, taking the third 25-20 behind captain Simon Derwael-Thomsin (SPAB) and Jakob Kavas Puc (14, SVN), trimming it to 70-60. In the fourth, SPAB kept coming: a pair of threes and late free throws from Vasileios Paspaltzis (SPAB) helped bring it to 90-84. In the decisive sequence, BSM's captain Mike (#8, BSM) closed the door with an 8-0 personal run (free throw, three, free throw, three) to 98-84.
Madoki Bigas was unstoppable: 49 points with 21 two-pointers and 7 made free throws, a new season-high. Mike added 34, including 5 threes and key late free throws. Romario De Oliveira Pais (BSM) chipped in 8. For Sparta, Derwael-Thomsin hit 3 threes en route to 21, Paspaltzis matched his season-best with 16, Kavas Puc added 12, and Hugo Dubois scored 11. Lukas Maver (Season PPG: 9.0) contributed 4 and drew two fourth-quarter personals, while a fourth-quarter technical on David Alves dos Santos punctuated Sparta's late push.
Game evolution mattered: BSM's +20 in the second quarter set the platform, Sparta won the middle stretches, and the hosts finished on a decisive run. BSM improve to 2-2, climbing two places to 3rd. Sparta remain 0-4 in 6th and are still seeking their first win after four consecutive losses.
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