In this M-U16 Division 4 Phase 1 game, 3rd-ranked Telstar Hesperange were beaten 82-65 by 4th-ranked Black Star Mersch, who moved up two places in the table and stopped a two-game losing run.
The game stayed open for three quarters. Telstar had the better early spell and led 15-7 in the first quarter, but Black Star changed the rhythm well and closed the period in front, 24-20. The home side stayed close before halftime, mainly through Mathis Adehm (TEL) and Stanislaw Jan Kwasniewski (TEL), and the visitors only had a 45-40 edge at the break.
The third quarter was an important turning point. Telstar came back to 47-47, but Black Star answered with a 6-0 run and then built the score to 60-52 by the end of the period. Adehm, Telstar's captain, finished with 15 points, but his foul trouble mattered and he fouled out in the third quarter, which reduced Coach Agada's options for the finish.
Coach Petrovic's team took full control in the fourth. From 67-61, Black Star produced a decisive 9-0 run to 76-61, and that stretch created the separation. Their biggest lead reached 17 points at the final buzzer.
Black Star had four scorers in double figures: Romario De Oliveira Pais (BSM) led with 22 points, including 11 in the first quarter; Hanan Ahmic (BSM) added 20; Luca Camaioni Hary (BSM) scored 15; and Matthew Jacob Libang (BSM) had 14.
For Telstar, Adehm scored 15, Kwasniewski added 14 with four 3-pointers, Tao Raphaël Ozier-Lafontaine (TEL) also had 14, and Axel Hosten (TEL) finished with 12. Telstar stayed competitive for long stretches, but Black Star's broader scoring base and stronger last quarter made the difference.
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