Black Star Mersch controlled the game in Mamer from the tip with a blistering start. The visitors strung together an 8-0 opening, then stretched it to 21-2 behind the constant pressure of Ylan Madoki Bigas (Season PPG: 18.2; 13, BEL), who hit three consecutive field goals in the first period. Coach Aleksandar Petrovic's team built the largest lead at +24 shortly after the break (24-48).
Mambra Mamer B answered with their best stretch after halftime. Coach Paul Jacque's rotations sparked a 19-0 run that cut the gap to 43-48. Captain Ayoub Saoudaoui (Season PPG: 6.55) powered the surge with a string of drives and free throws, supported by Nátán András Szekely, Batu Uysal and Adam Andrea Tartortas. With momentum back in the gym, BSM needed composure and found it. Denis Notarnicola (12) replied with back-to-back baskets, and the visitors rebuilt a double-digit cushion. Free throws from Luca Donini and Maxime Louis Toussaint helped close it out, 65-49.
Madoki Bigas finished with 27 points and set the tone early. Notarnicola added 17, Donini 10, and Nuno Moreira Rodrigues (13, PRT) 7 for a balanced BSM attack. For Mamer, Saoudaoui led with 18 and was the catalyst of the third-quarter push; Pharrell André Demougin (Season PPG: 6.78) scored 10, with Simon Ali contributing 6 and Tartortas 5.
Discipline mattered: several Mamer players accumulated three or four fouls (including Virdee, Nastos and Demougin), which blunted their physical edge during BSM's response. With this win, Black Star Mersch halt a four-game losing spell and climb to first place in M-U14 Division 5: Phase 2 (+4 in the standings). Mambra Mamer B sit fourth.
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