BC Mess opened their M-U16 Division 3 campaign with a 58-49 road win in Wiltz, built on control of the second half and a decisive late surge. The visitors stormed to 0-6 (Freymann, Bakiya, Musquar), but Les Sangliers answered with a 7-0 run led by captain Adam Ajdinovic (SAN) to edge in front before MES closed Q1 up 11-13. Mess stretched it to 11-17 early in Q2, Ajdinovic replied with a three, and a balanced quarter sent the teams to halftime at 29-31.
The third belonged slightly to Mess (39-44), with Fabio Freymann (MES) repeatedly scoring inside and Théo Bakija (MES) adding support. Wooltz rallied to 45-47 in the fourth after Ajdinovic's third triple, but the game's turning point followed: an 8-2 MES run to 47-55, fueled by Freymann at the rim and captain Roan Musquar (MES) at the line. The nine-point final margin was also the game's largest lead.
Freymann (MES) delivered 25 points (43% of his team's total) and was the closer, while Bakija added 10, Musquar 8, and Liam Bach 6. Rafael Da Fonseca Rocha (MES) chipped in 7 before fouling out late. For Wooltz, Ajdinovic (SAN) poured in 27 (55% of SAN's points) with 3 triples, and Noé Salomao Raveane (SAN) added 14; both faced foul trouble (4 PF for Raveane, 4 PF for Erol Ajdinovic). Coaches Fernand Musquar and Nermin Civic traded time-outs in Q4, but Mess's late run held. In the classification, Mess sits 3rd, Wooltz 4th after Round 1.
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