AS Soleuvre B opened the Championship round with authority, beating BC Mess B 80-42 in Zolwer/Scheierhaff and moving straight to 1st place (+4). It extends Soleuvre's streak to five straight wins, while Mess have dropped four of their last five.
The first quarter set the tone: after an even start (4-4), Soleuvre built a 22-8 cushion, highlighted by Milo Léo Ferrai (SOLB) scoring five points in a row and captain Moreno Tomasini converting at the line. Mess reacted through Noé Koroglanoglou and Théo Peporte to close to 24-16. Mess's best spell came in the second quarter (16-17), trimming the gap to 38-33 on a Lou Kinn Varela triple before halftime at 40-33.
The game broke open in the third. Michel Dias Gonçalves' side delivered a 23-2 quarter, including a 17-0 run from 46-35 to 63-35. Sam Omes poured in seven points in that burst, with contributions from Amil Suleyman Adrovic and Ferrai. Early in the fourth, Tomasini committed two quick personals, but Soleuvre stayed in control; a timeout at the 5th minute managed the finish as the hosts reached their largest lead at +38.
Top performers, Soleuvre: Omes 16 (Season PPG: 16.8), Ferrai 15 (SOLB), Tomasini 13 (Season PPG: 13.4). Noham Krippeler added 8 (13, France), and Prasan Prabhu Sankar scored 8. For Mess, Mathis Alves Nunes had 8 (Season PPG: 6.0), Rayan Macedo Mendes 8 (Season PPG: 6.8), Varela 7 (Season PPG: 4.33) with a three, and Elija Jungers 6 (Season PPG: 6.0).
Nigel Winandy's Mess stayed competitive before the break, but foul accumulation (four each for Alves Nunes, Varela and Peporte) and the decisive third-quarter run decided it. Soleuvre lead the Phase 2 table; Mess sit 2nd (-1).
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