Black Star Mersch left Mamer with a 98-88 win in M-U16 Division 2, built on a commanding start and anchored by a standout scoring display from captain Mike Goehlhausen (Season PPG: 28.2). BSM jumped ahead 31-19 after the first quarter, Goehlhausen mixing four made triples with repeated trips to the line, including three consecutive free throws in Q1. Alvyn Madoki Bigas (ESP, 15) repeatedly found gaps in transition and at the rim, stringing together back-to-back baskets more than once. Halftime read 52-41 to the visitors, and by the end of the third it was 72-55.
Mamer's response arrived early in the fourth: a 12-2 run to 67-78, sparked by Valentin Oury (MAM), who kept scoring on multiple straight possessions. When Arda Selim Isiklar (Season PPG: 15.88) drilled a three for 82-86, the gap was down to four and the hosts had momentum. Coach Daniel Goehlhausen's team steadied, though, closing on a 12-4 spurt, with their captain calmly converting a series of free throws and support buckets from Rolando Charle Nienaber Mendes (PRT, 15) and Romario De Oliveira Pais.
Top performers
- Black Star: Goehlhausen 47 points (15 FTs made, 4 threes); Madoki Bigas 28; Nienaber Mendes 12; De Oliveira Pais 9.
- Mamer: Oury 24; Isiklar 12; Nathan Ryan Coombes (Season PPG: 8.8) 12; Ethan Martins (Season PPG: 15.2) 10.
Key game notes
- Highest lead: BSM by 21 (55-76 early Q4).
- Early whistle trouble for MAM with two quick fouls on Coombes in Q1; later, captain Nicolas Bos and Martins fouled out during the chase.
- A technical foul on BSM's Loup Richard Dreyfuss in Q2 did not alter the momentum.
In the standings, Black Star climb to 3rd (+1), while Mamer remain 5th. Form trends: BSM have now won two in a row; Mamer slide to three straight losses. Coach Arnaud Stirn's group showed resilience in the fourth, but the visitors' closing execution decided it.
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