BC Mess controlled Musel Pikes 93-59 in Mondercange, climbing to 1st place in M-U14 Division 2 (rank +1, 4-1). After a brief 6-7 deficit, Coach Fernand Musquar's team closed the first quarter 25-9 with an 18-2 surge. The second period was decisive: Mess strung together a 22-0 run to reach halftime at 56-17. The hosts later stretched the gap to a highest lead of +40 at 72-32, before Pikes responded by taking both the third (20-21) and fourth (17-21) quarters.
Gabriel Da Fonseca Rocha (Season PPG: 9.4) led Mess with 17 points, pouring in 10 in the second quarter and adding a three in the third. Fabio Freymann (Season PPG: 17.6) added 15 and set the tone with 13 points in the opening period, including two early threes and steady free throws. Nils Muller (Season PPG: 15.4) scored 13, while Noa Priso Dikoume (13, FRA; Season PPG: 13.2) chipped in 12. Support came from Eli Nosbusch (Season PPG: 5.6) with 10, Aziel Flavien Kemevuako (MES) and Mathis Alves Nunes (Season PPG: 4.6) with 7 each, and Pit Logelin Gières (MES) with 5. Louis Clemes (Season PPG: 11.0) had 7 and received a T1 in the fourth.
For Musel, Lex Flies (MUS) and Cédric Meyers (Season PPG: 10.8) each scored 13, fueling a better second half. Adam Hammed (Season PPG: 6.6) had 9, and Charel Engel (Season PPG: 1.8) 7. Foul trouble hurt: Hammed, Tun Fixemer Faramelli (Season PPG: 4.6) and Mathieu Jake Leick (Season PPG: 2.6) all fouled out, with Hammed committing a string of personal fouls in the third quarter. Jack Kemmer (Season PPG: 11.6) added 3, and Luca Gavazzi (Season PPG: 4.0) 4.
Coach Alexandre Frieden tried to halt the early slide with a timeout in the 6th minute, but Mess's first-half runs decided the contest. Mess is on a four-game winning streak; Musel remains 5th (1-4) and has dropped three in a row.
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