Telstar Hesperange edged Black Star Mersch 56-50 in M-U14 Division 4, a game Telstar controlled for three quarters before surviving a late push. The hosts led 15-10 after the first period, with Martin Giordana (10, ITA) accounting for Telstar's final seven points of the quarter. At halftime it was 32-21 and the margin ballooned to 51-34 after three, Telstar's largest lead at +17, helped by Giordana's lone three of the game.
Coach Aleksandar Petrovic's side mounted a serious comeback in the fourth. Captain Ylan Madoki Bigas (13, BEL) poured in 11 of his 19 points in the final frame, and BSM strung together a 6-0 run to cut it to 54-48. Andrei Ionescu answered with a key basket for 56-48, enough for Telstar to close it out despite BSM's last scores.
Telstar spread the scoring: Giordana led with 13, Martin Chini 10 (despite four fouls), Martin Fritsch and Tao Ozier-Lafontaine 8 each, Philippe Niang Cerezo 7 and Ionescu 4 with the late make. For BSM, Madoki Bigas was relentless inside (9 two-point field goals), Luca Donini added 13 (five free throws, four twos), Denis Notarnicola 11 and Maxime Louis Toussaint 7.
The shot profile told the story: Telstar hit the game's only three and dominated two-point makes (25) versus BSM's 20, while Black Star stayed close at the line (10 made free throws to Telstar's 3). Foul management mattered late: Chini and Louis Petit finished on four fouls, with Petit whistled three times in quick succession in the fourth; Madoki Bigas also picked up multiple fouls in the final minutes but stayed on court.
With this win, Coach Romas Degutis's Telstar climbs to 2-2 and moves up to 2nd place (+2). Black Star remains 5th at 0-4, still seeking a first victory after four straight losses.
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