BC Mess controlled the matchup against Racing Luxembourg, 99-76, building their win on a dominant third quarter and timely scoring bursts. After a strong 26-15 opening frame sparked by an early triple from Nils Muller (Season PPG: 18.29), Racing edged the second quarter 21-19 to trail 45-36 at halftime. Coach Fernand Musquar's side then broke the game open with a 29-13 third period, pushing the margin to 74-49.
Racing had a response to start the fourth: an 11-0 run to 76-60 led by Elhadj Ibrahima Diallo (Season PPG: 26.0), who poured in 9 points in that stretch. Mess steadied immediately, largely through Fabio Freymann (Season PPG: 18.0), who closed the game with a stream of mid-range finishes and cuts, totaling 23. Muller also hit 23, while Noa Priso Dikoume (13, FRA) added 18 including a second-quarter three and several drives after the break. Louis Clémes contributed 12 and reliable free throws; Gabriel Da Fonseca Rocha chipped in 9.
For Racing, Diallo led all scorers with 25, Alejandro Cuesta Jaramillo (Season PPG: 19.17) had 18, and Roby Sahr (Season PPG: 10.0) added 10. Gabriel Guillen (12, LTU) brought 9 from the bench. Foul trouble hurt the visitors' rhythm: Henrik Piirsalu picked up two quick personals late in the third to reach four, and Cuesta also finished on four. Coach Christian Nittler's team battled in spurts but couldn't slow Mess's inside flow in the decisive phase.
With this result, Mess move to the top of M-U14 Division 1 Phase 2 (2-0) and extend their overall winning streak to six, while Racing sit second at 1-1. The largest gap reached 25 points late in the third.
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