BC Mess B beat Basket Esch C 82-21 and climbed two places to first in M-U14 Division 6:Phase 1. David Deviscour's side is now on a three-game winning streak. Basket Esch C, coached by Hamid Ait-Mesbah, remains without a win after four games, despite moving up one place to fifth.
MESB set the tone with a 6-0 opening burst. Basket Esch C still stayed competitive in the first quarter at 21-11, largely because Leonardo Leoci (13) carried the attack with 9 points in the period, including the visitors' only 3-pointer of the game.
The separation came before and especially after halftime. BC Mess B took the second quarter 17-2 to lead 38-13, with Aziel Flavien Kemevuako (11) and Jonas Ibendahl (12) adding regular scoring near the basket. Kemevuako also put together a 5-point personal burst in that phase.
The decisive moment was the start of the third quarter. MESB reeled off 22 unanswered points to go from 38-13 to 60-13, completely taking control. That quarter ended 31-2, and the margin was already 69-15 going into the last period. The highest lead reached 61 points at the final buzzer.
Rayan Macedo Mendes (Season PPG: 16.80) led all scorers with 26 points and remained the main offensive engine even after picking up two personal fouls in the opening quarter. Kemevuako added 22, Ibendahl had 10, and Sohan Christian Girits Marilleau (12) finished with 9. For Basket Esch C, Leoci was clearly the top scorer with 9, while Angello Jorge Dos Santos (12) added 4.
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