BC Mess, now second in the Phase finale and up one place, won 99-75 at fifth-placed AB Contern and completed a 2-0 head-to-head sweep. Fernand Musquar's team also stretched its overall winning run to seven games, while Contern suffered a third straight defeat.
Mess set the tone early. After 4-6, the visitors produced an 8-0 burst for 4-14 and still led 24-17 after one quarter. Contern stayed alive through Max Muller (Season PPG: 36.40), who scored 8 late first-quarter points and then carried the comeback in the second. He scored all of Contern's points in a 10-point stretch that brought the game from 17-25 to 27-27, and Pit Hoffmann (Season PPG: 4.79) even pushed Jeff Bevilacqua's side ahead 29-28.
Mess answered before the break and restored control at 42-35. The key moment came in the third quarter. Contern fought back again and tied the game at 51-51, but from there Mess went on a decisive 22-3 run to close the period at 73-54. That sequence broke the game open.
Fabio Freymann (Season PPG: 20.90) led Mess with 22 points, while captain Noa Priso Dikoume, the 14-year-old French player, added 17, Louis Clemes (Season PPG: 11.75) had 16, Eli Nosbusch 12 and Nils Muller 10. Off the bench, 11-year-old Angolan Aziel Flavien Kemevuako (Season PPG: 4.69) made a strong impact with 14 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, as Mess's lead peaked at 28 points, 99-71.
For Contern, Muller finished with 30, Samuel Bevilacqua added 11, and Hoffmann 10. Lex Chiarandini scored 6 but spent much of the game in foul trouble and finished with four fouls.
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