BC Mess won the close game 79-74 against Les Sangliers Wooltz and climbed one place to 2nd in M-U16 Division 5: Phase finale. Coach Fernand Musquar's team was behind for most of the evening: 12-19 after the first quarter, 28-38 at halftime, and 42-56 after three periods. Wooltz, coached by Pier Biver, even built a 15-point lead at 43-28 early in the third.
For Wooltz, Adam Ajdinovic (Season PPG: 21.94) was again the main force with 33 points, while Noé Raveane (Season PPG: 17.08) added 22. The pair combined for 55 of the team's 74 points and carried the attack through three quarters. Ajdinovic also opened the second half with 5 points in a row to keep Mess at distance.
Mess stayed alive through Théo Bakija (Season PPG: 16.89), who finished with 29 points despite 4 fouls. Nils Muller (Season PPG: 17.70) scored 18, and 14-year-old Noa Priso Dikoume from France added 16. That trio produced 63 of Mess's 79 points.
The key stretch came late. Still down 68-59, Mess changed the game with a 20-6 finish. Muller struck from long range, Priso Dikoume scored 7 important late points, and Bakija kept converting inside and at the line. From 67-72, Mess put together 10 unanswered points to move in front 77-72, which decided the game. Wooltz remains 6th and still without a win in this phase, while Mess also stayed unbeaten against Wooltz this season.
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