Mambra Mamer controlled the early stages in Stadtbredimus and beat Musel Pikes 65-54 in M-U14 Division 2. The visitors struck first with an 0-8 start and built a 20-point gap at 2-20, fueled by a burst from Mathieu Moccia, who hit three baskets in a row late in the first quarter. Mamer took the opening period 25-10.
Coach Hichem El Basri's side settled in during the second quarter. Lex Flies (12) powered the response with multiple drives and mid-range finishes, and Cédric Meyers added calm free throws as Pikes won the frame 19-15 to reach halftime at 29-40. The hosts kept chipping away after the break: Tun Fixemer Faramelli and Flies combined to make it 47-52, before a timely basket by Tammo Becker restored a seven-point cushion for Mamer at the end of the third.
The key sequence came to start the fourth. Captain Khan Eyal N'Guessan (12, FRA) scored back-to-back layups, then Moccia added another basket for a 47-60 lead, a 6-0 run that halted Musel's momentum. Meyers replied with four points in a row and Rody Minutella added a layup, but Mamer managed the final minutes to secure the win.
Moccia led Mamer with 20 points, N'Guessan added 17 despite foul trouble in Q2-Q3, and Pierre Frieden (Season PPG: 9.0) contributed 8. For Musel, Flies scored 17, Jack Kemmer 9, while Fixemer Faramelli and Meyers finished with 8 each.
After two straight defeats, Coach Paul Jacque's team returns to winning ways and moves up to 2nd place (+2) at 2-2. Musel Pikes drop to 1-3 (5th) and have lost two in a row. Highest lead: Mamer by 20 in the first quarter. Notable runs: Mamer 0-8 to open; 6-0 to start Q4.
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