Telstar Hesperange edged BC Mess 67-63 in Mondercan. after a tight finish, overturning a nine-point halftime deficit with a dominant third quarter and steadier late-game execution.
The opening period was balanced at 15-15. Mess then imposed itself before the break, winning the second quarter 21-12 to lead 36-27, their highest margin of the night, behind the punch of Tho Bakija (Season PPG: 13.8) and Noa Priso Dikoume (MES). Coach Fernand Musquar's team still held a one-point cushion after three, 53-52, but the game had already shifted. Telstar's captain Gabriel Marques dos Ramos (Season PPG: 24.6), 15 years old, poured in 16 points in the third alone, repeatedly attacking the rim and drawing fouls, and Telstar took the quarter 25-17 to reel Mess back in.
The fourth quarter swung several times. Mess briefly regained control at 62-60 after Bakija and captain Roan Musquar, but Ramos answered to tie and then put Telstar in front 64-63. Jules Marc Jean Andre (TEL) added a key basket for 66-63. A late unsportsmanlike foul on Rafael Da Fonseca Rocha (MES) with the score at 63-66 stalled Mess's chase, and Ramos sealed it at the line for 67-63. Telstar won without a single three-pointer made, thriving inside and at the stripe; Mess connected on just one three, from Priso Dikoume.
Standouts:
- Telstar: Gabriel Marques dos Ramos (35 pts), Batu Polad (Season PPG: 11.4) 13 pts before fouling out, Andre 12. Despite both Polad and Mathis Adehm (Season PPG: 8.8) fouling out, Coach Uchenna Ohpani Agada's group closed better.
- Mess: Bakija 23, Priso Dikoume (MES) 18, Maxime David Dimitri Tilly (MES) 10. Fabio Freymann (Season PPG: 15.83) sparked a third-quarter burst with 7 points in a short span.
Form and table context: Telstar's win makes it three in a row and lifts them to 3rd place (3-1). Mess drops a fourth straight and sits 4th at 1-4.
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