Musel Pikes edged Etzella Ettelbruck 94-86 after overtime in the M-U14 Division 3 Phase finale at deichwisen/central, preserving first place and stretching their streak to three straight wins. Etzella, now 5th, suffer a second consecutive loss.
The game flowed in waves. Musel took a 25-22 lead after the first and reached 42-36 at halftime behind the steady scoring of Jack Kemmer (Season PPG: 16.64) and Lex Flies (Season PPG: 16.58). Early in the third, Tun Fixemer hit from deep for 45-36, but Etzella answered through Lenny Weber (Season PPG: 14.46) and a three by Jahleeon Rocha Carvalho (Season PPG: 30.0) to trim it to 55-59 after 30 minutes.
The fourth quarter flipped multiple times. A Weber three and Laurent Hongyuan Zhou's triple leveled it at 63-63. Musel then built the night's highest lead, 77-67, through Kemmer and Flies. After Coach Dragana Zoric's timeout, Rocha Carvalho went on a tear, scoring five times in Etzella's next seven trips, and with support from Lenn Dos Santos (Season PPG: 8.54) and Mats Donven he capped a 14-4 finish to force overtime at 81-81.
Overtime swung twice. Etzella briefly led 84-82 after another Rocha three, but Musel closed on a 12-2 run. Cédric Meyers (Season PPG: 12.38) struck twice inside, Flies added five points including the dagger three and Fixemer buried a key triple to settle it. Coach Hichem El Basri's side navigated late foul trouble for Rody Minutella (13, ITA) and Fixemer (four fouls each).
Standouts: For Musel, Flies and Kemmer each poured in 28, matching their season highs, with Meyers adding 20 and Minutella 12. For Etzella, Rocha Carvalho produced 34 with a dominant fourth-quarter surge, Weber added 18, and Dos Santos 12; Liam Anakin Leefers (12, NLD) chipped in 6.
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