Musel Pikes, coached by Hichem El Basri, controlled this Phase finale game from the opening minutes and beat Basket Esch B 97-55 in Dreiborn. After a previous 89-61 away win against the same opponent, Musel completed a clear season sweep and also stopped a three-game losing streak. In the new table, Musel climbs two places to 2nd, while Basket Esch B is 5th.
The game was shaped very early. Musel opened with a 17-0 run before Basket Esch B scored for the first time, and the first quarter already stood at 29-4. Jack Kemmer (Season PPG: 17.38) set the tone quickly, while 13-year-old Cédric Meyers (Season PPG: 11.53) scored 8 points in a row during that first surge. Lex Flies (Season PPG: 15.00) then added 8 straight points late in the quarter.
Basket Esch B, led by Damien Thill, reacted much better in the second period and even won it 18-16. Yanis Jacques Enzo Allou N'Da (Season PPG: 8.71), a 14-year-old from France, was very active and scored 10 points in the quarter, helping his team cut the gap to 45-22 at halftime.
The third quarter briefly became competitive. Basket Esch B opened the half with a 6-0 burst and later got as close as 49-40. Gabriel Stefan Kühne Meza (Season PPG: 10.08) drove that push and finished with 18 points. That was the key moment: Musel answered with a 21-2 spell stretching into the fourth quarter, turning a 9-point margin into a 30-point game.
Kemmer finished with 24 points, Meyers had 22, Flies 20 and Adam Hammed (Season PPG: 7.59) added 11. Musel produced 87 of its 97 points from 2-point shots. For Basket Esch B, Allou N'Da scored 16, Kühne Meza 18, and captain Sabahudin Dulic (Season PPG: 6.24) added 8. The final margin reached 42 points, the biggest lead of the evening.
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