Kordall Steelers edged BC Mess 50-48 in Mondercange after a tense finish. The visitors led 7-11 after the first quarter and 19-22 at halftime behind steady scoring from Abriel Adam (19) and Mahé Schmitz (14). Mess flipped the script in the third: Fabio Freymann (13, Season PPG: 13.75) and Maxime Tilly (8, Season PPG: 13.20) pushed the hosts to their first lead at 31-29, with Tilly adding back-to-back free throws to make it 33-29. Mess carried a 34-32 advantage into the fourth.
Early in the last period, Mess built their largest lead at 44-39 after baskets by Tilly and Freymann. Kordall responded with an 11-4 closing run. Adam took over, scoring 11 points in the fourth quarter and delivering Kordall's final three points: the tying free throw (48-48) and the go-ahead lay-up for 48-50. Key contributions also came from Ilyas Cardarelli (7, Season PPG: 8.60) and a composed pair of free throws by Liam Alexander Jovanovic (2) to trim the gap to 44-43.
For Mess, Théo Bakija (10, Season PPG: 13.38) kept them close before the break with four consecutive free throws, while Matteo Hentges (8) hit two timely field goals late, including the short-lived 48-47 lead. Captain Roan Musquar added 7.
Discipline shaped the final minutes. Kordall's Mickael Pereira Briga (5; 15, PRT; Season PPG: 14.13) fouled out in the fourth, but moments later Mess lost Freymann to five fouls as well, removing their most effective interior scorer during the decisive stretch.
Schmitz hit the game's only three-pointer and was a steady presence, while coach Julien Noël Edouard Bordonne's group held their nerve in the final possessions. Coach Fernand Musquar's Mess had the momentum after the third and the biggest lead of the night, but could not close it out.
In the standings, Kordall climb to 3rd (+2) at 1-2, Mess sit 4th (1-2). The Steelers also halt a run of three straight losses with this narrow win.
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