Black Star Mersch edged Bascharage Hedgehogs 94-87 in Bascharage to open the M-U16 Division 3 Phase finale, repeating December's win (94-80) over the same opponent and again finishing on 94 points.
Game evolution
- BSM struck first and controlled the first quarter 25-16, with captain Mike Gohlhausen setting the tone.
- Early in the second period the visitors built the night's highest lead at +17 (33-50), a stretch fueled almost exclusively by Gohlhausen. Bascharage used a timeout and trimmed it to 42-54 at the break.
- After halftime, Viktor Pecirep and Ilija Radojevic powered a 22-18 third quarter to close to 64-72.
- The hosts kept pushing in the fourth: Samuel Hobby and Pecirep brought BAS within 84-87. In the key sequence, Gohlhausen answered with a two and a three for 92-84, and Black Star saw it out.
Numbers and impact
- BSM's scoring mix: 36 two-pointers, 3 threes, 13 free throws. Bascharage: 31 two-pointers, 3 threes, 16 free throws.
- Gohlhausen delivered a standout 67 points (8 FT, 25x2P, 3x3P), accounting for more than 70% of BSM's total and stringing together multiple mini-runs, including a personal burst in the third quarter and the late 5-point swing that decided it.
- Support for BSM came from Rolando Charle Nienaber Mendes (10), Alvyn Madoki Bigas (15, ESP) with 9, and Romario De Oliveira Pais with 6.
Bascharage's response was led by Pecirep (Season PPG: 25.55) with 39 (7 FT, 16x2P). Radojevic added 18 and Hobby 15 (5 FT), while Tom Kruchten chipped in 10 and a timely three after the half. Key starters (Pecirep, Hobby) and Gohlhausen each played with four fouls but avoided fouling out. Coach Aleksandar Petrovic's side used timely timeouts to steady momentum; William Jacques Guenfissi's team nearly completed the comeback in the fourth.
Form and standings
- BSM has now won two in a row.
- BAS's skid extends to six.
- New classification: Black Star Mersch sits 2nd; Bascharage Hedgehogs are 3rd, dropping two positions.
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