BC Mess B controlled Basket Esch C, 71-52, in M-U16 Division 7 (Phase 1), building the gap through steady runs and a strong fourth quarter. After a tight opening (15-12), Esch briefly went ahead 20-19 midway through the second period, but Coach MCCALLUM's team answered with a 9-0 run to 28-20 and reached the break up 33-24. Esch reacted after halftime, taking the third quarter 17-15 and trimming the margin to 48-41, before Mess reasserted themselves early in the last period. Back-to-back baskets by Eli Nosbusch (MESB) restored a double-digit cushion and the hosts pulled away to a game-high +19 at the buzzer.
Nosbusch (MESB) led all scorers with 24 points, doing his damage inside. Fabio Freymann (MESB) added 16 points, including eight made free throws that helped Mess manage the tempo in the second half. Ben Schramer (MESB) contributed 8 with a key three in the second quarter, while Roan Musquar (MESB) had 7. Early on, 14-year-old David Emilian Georgescu (MESB, ROU) provided useful scoring to set the tone.
For Basket Esch C, Enzo Neves Casemiro (LALC) posted 14 points, Dave Schmit (LALC) had 13 with one triple, and Redzep Ramovic (LALC) added 11. Both Schmit and Ramovic finished on four fouls yet remained on court, a factor as Esch chased the game. Paul Augustine Mendy Cardenas (LALC) and Joao Pedro Da Silva Dias (LALC, 14, PRT) chipped in.
Mess's key moments: the 9-0 burst in the second quarter to flip a 19-20 deficit into control, and a composed final stanza (23-11) to close. The hosts also produced several mini-streaks through Nosbusch, including consecutive baskets at the start of Q4.
In the new classification, BC Mess B move up to 2nd (1-1, +2 places), while Basket Esch C sit 3rd (1-1, -1). Mess also stop a short slide (loss, then win). Coaches: Deanthony Kendrick MCCALLUM (MESB), Darren MARSCHAL (LALC).
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