AS Soleuvre B controlled BC Mess B from start to finish in Zolwer, 76-58, repeating October's pattern (79-52 in Phase 1). Coach Pedro Jorge Escada Carvalho's team stamped a 26-16 first quarter behind a blistering start from Samuel Carvalho Ribeiro (Season PPG: 6.50), who poured 13 points in the opening period, including a stretch of five straight Soleuvre points. A 17-9 second quarter pushed the margin to 43-25 at halftime; Carvalho Ribeiro had 23 by the break.
After the interval, Soleuvre's lead peaked at +26 (57-31) in the third, built by timely shooting from Sam Omes (SOLB) and steady inside finishing from Carvalho Ribeiro, who closed with 31. Mess tried to answer through Jona Jungers (15) and Eli Nosbusch (16, Season PPG: 17.20), but Soleuvre always found a reply Louis-Moris Guy Melsen (Season PPG: 6.00) and Sriram Venkata Satagopam (15, DEU) added key fourth-quarter baskets to keep the gap secure. An unsportsmanlike foul on Ilan Fabbri in the final quarter briefly interrupted Soleuvre's rhythm, yet game control never flipped.
For the hosts, Carvalho Ribeiro's relentless two-point scoring set the tone, with support from Phillipe Vieira Geraldes (14, Season PPG: 10.67), Cabanel (8, Season PPG: 7.22) and Omes (SOLB) providing perimeter and secondary scoring. Mess leaned on Nosbusch's drives and Jungers well above his season average (Season PPG: 3.89) while captain David Emilian Georgescu (14, ROU; 8 points, Season PPG: 4.13) chipped in.
Coach Deanthony Kendrick McCallum called an early timeout at 22-12 in the first, but Soleuvre's balanced offense and third-quarter 11-4 stretch after halftime settled it. In the Phase finale table, Soleuvre B climbs to 2nd (+1, 2-1), while Mess B remains 5th (1-2).
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