Mambra Mamer B opened Phase 2 with a controlled 61-42 win over North Fox in mamkinnek. After a brief 4-4 start, Coach Arnaud Stirn's side closed the first quarter 16-9 and pushed the gap to 30-17 at halftime with a 14-8 second period. The key stretch came late in the third: from 34-27, MAMB strung together a 9-0 run (free throw and four straight field goals) to 43-27, a cushion they never relinquished. Early in the fourth the margin ballooned to a game-high +21 at 55-34 before settling at 19.
Captain Phivos Sortikos (Season PPG: 10.80) set the tone with 11 points, while Arda Selim Isiklar (Season PPG: 13.36) led the hosts with 12. Gabriel Fihey (14, FRA) added 10 and Youssef Elhawary (14, USA) chipped in 9; Ivan Aleksandrovic (Season PPG: 10.67) and Toprak Altinoklar (7 pts) provided depth, with Matei Teodor Stanga (14, ROU) contributing 5 and Dzhandemir Gelyastanov (14) scoring late. Luka Boskovic was limited by foul trouble, picking up two quick fouls to open the third and finishing on four.
For FOX, captain Mattis Rob (Season PPG: 20.00) poured in 19 and drove a short fourth-quarter push with consecutive scoring trips. Yannis Ludes added 13 (Season PPG: 8.83), with Nick Schmitz on 6 and Thierry Neu 4. Julien Rucken's early third foul, alongside Schmitz's accumulation, weighed on their rotations, and Coach Nermin Civic's timeout at 8' in the third failed to halt MAMB's pivotal run.
MAMB climb to 2nd place in the standings, FOX sit 3rd. The result extends MAMB's strong form to five straight wins, while FOX slide to a third consecutive defeat.
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