BC Mess turned a shaky start into a convincing 86-64 win over Musel Pikes B in the M-U16 Division 5 Phase finale. Mess burst out 6-2, but Musel replied with a 21-5 run to close the first quarter 23-11, driven by Marvin Contreras and Jason Kemmer inside. Mess trimmed the gap steadily in the second quarter and reached halftime down just 32-35, capped by a timely three from captain Matteo Hentges.
The game flipped after the break. Mess opened the third with an 8-0 spurt to take the lead (from 34-37 to 42-37), with Théo Bakija (Season PPG: 12.58) hitting two in a row. Shortly after, Roan Musquar poured in six straight points (2+1+2+1) to push it to 48-39, and Fabio Freymann (Season PPG: 13.55) added two third-quarter triples as the margin ballooned to 61-46 after three. Contreras picked up back-to-back personals during that stretch, blunting Musel's response.
Mess kept the pressure in the fourth, reaching their largest lead at 86-60 before closing. Scoring was balanced: Maxime Tilly (14), Musquar (14), Freymann (13), Noa Priso Dikoume (12; the 13-year-old French guard), Nils Muller (11; Season PPG: 16.83) and Bakija (9) all contributed, with David Emilian Georgescu (14-year-old Romanian) chipping in at key moments. For Musel, Jason Kemmer (24; Season PPG: 13.15) and Contreras (24; Season PPG: 12.89) carried the load.
Coach Fernand Musquar's side clearly adjusted at halftime, turning defense into quick points in the third. With this result, Mess jump three places to 2nd (2-1), while Musel Pikes B sit 3rd (2-1). Musel's three-game winning run comes to an end.
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