Mambra Mamer controlled this Phase finale game from start to finish and beat Bascharage Hedgehogs 86-73 in Mamer. The home team never trailed, led 22-15 after the first quarter and kept the initiative even when Bascharage came back to 26-25 in the second period. That was an important moment, because Mamer answered well and rebuilt the gap to 43-35 at halftime.
The decisive stretch came after the break. From 51-37, Mamer produced a 9-0 run to 60-37, their biggest lead of the afternoon at 23 points. Bascharage reacted in the last quarter and won it 23-19, but the visitors never got close enough to seriously change the game flow.
Arnaud Stirn's team had strong balance, with six players in double figures. Nicolas Bos (Season PPG: 11.53) finished with 16 points, Emanuel Palai (Season PPG: 10.00), a 15-year-old from Italy, added 15, and Arda Selim Isiklar (Season PPG: 11.42) scored 11 without committing a foul. Ivan Vasiljevic (Season PPG: 9.13) and Ethan Martins (Season PPG: 15.00) also had 11 each, while Phivos Sortikos (Season PPG: 11.23) brought 10. Gabriel Fihey, a 14-year-old from France (Season PPG: 5.58), gave useful support with 5 points.
For Bascharage, Viktor Pecirep (Season PPG: 25.57) was again the main offensive force with 28 points. Captain Tom Kruchten (Season PPG: 10.60) added 17, including four 3-pointers, Ilija Radojevic (Season PPG: 14.40) scored 14, and Samuel Louis Hobby (Season PPG: 9.07) had 13.
With this result, Mamer moves up one place to 3rd and extends its current winning run to three games, while Bascharage stays 5th.
(AI generated)