Mambra Mamer controlled Sparta Bertrange B 75-44 in the M-U14 Division 2 Phase finale round-robin opener at atert/terrain1, moving to first place (+4 in the standings). The game was tight early (10-10), before Mamer closed the first quarter 16-11 on the back of captain Khan Eyal N'Guessan (13 years, FRA).
Sparta briefly shifted momentum to start Q2 with a 4-0 from Ioannis Metaxas Trikardos, but Paul Jacque's team answered decisively: a 10-0 run fueled by Tammo Becker and Owen John Coombes, including a personal 6-0 from Coombes, pushed the gap to 26-15. N'Guessan then added two more baskets and Mamer reached the break up 34-19 after an 18-8 quarter.
The third period removed any doubt. Mamer opened with an 8-0 burst (N'Guessan, Becker, Pierre Frieden, Mathieu Moccia) and later N'Guessan strung together three consecutive team scores for a 25-54 lead. Moccia's three in the fourth made it 73-42 and the visitors finished with the night's largest margin at the buzzer (+31).
Top performers Mambra Mamer:
- Khan Eyal N'Guessan (Season PPG: 14.00) dominated the paint with 26 points.
- Mathieu Moccia (Season PPG: 16.55) added 22, including a late triple and a steady presence throughout.
- Pierre Frieden (Season PPG: 8.21) chipped in 12, while Owen John Coombes (13, GBR; Season PPG: 9.67) swung the second quarter with six straight points.
Top performers Sparta Bertrange B (coach Tine Nagy):
- Liam Ammermann (Season PPG: 11.00) led with 12.
- Ioannis Metaxas Trikardos (Season PPG: 3.94) added 10, including key early baskets.
- Oskar Nagy (Season PPG: 9.21) scored 9, and Raphaël Grieco (Season PPG: 11.00) had 6.
Crucial moments: Mamer's 10-0 in Q2 and the 8-0 start to Q3 set the tone. Highest lead: 31 at the end.
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