BC Mess overpowered Basket Esch 101-67 in Mondercan. The hosts set the tone with a 25-15 first quarter and protected the lead to halftime (46-30). The game broke open right after the break: Mess strung together a 14-3 burst to 60-33 and went on to win the third quarter 51-33, stretching the gap to a game-high 36 points at 101-65. The last period was controlled and low-scoring (4-4), with the damage already done.
Mess relied on a balanced, high-scoring core. Fabio Freymann (MES) led with 27 points (11 two-point field goals, 5 free throws), while Nils Muller (MES, 13) added 26 and repeatedly punished Esch in transition and half-court. Louis Clemes (MES) contributed 21, and captain Noa Priso Dikoume (MES, 13, FRA) chipped in 17, including early free throws that established rhythm. Coach Fernand Musquar's group consistently found interior scores and kept the pressure on the glass and in the lane.
For Esch, Rodrigo Pacheco Reis (LAL, 13, PRT) carried the offense with 23 points, Mathéo Muratovic (LAL) had 20 through persistent slashing, and captain Arthur Colle (LAL, 13, FRA) hit three triples for 13. However, Esch's key scorers accumulated fouls (four each for Pacheco Reis, N'Goran and Muratovic), which blunted any chance to sustain a comeback. Coach Raouf Riahi's side did produce mini-runs in the third behind perimeter makes, but Mess regularly answered with multi-basket sequences.
In the standings, Mess climb to 2nd (up three places, 1-1), bouncing back after an opening loss, while Esch drop to 3rd (1-1) after starting with a win. Game evolution and control in the third quarter decided it emphatically in Mess's favor.
(AI generated)