BC Mess B flipped the script in Mondorf, winning 67-41 after trailing 26-20 at halftime. Avanti Mondorf had the better start (14-6, then 12-14), with Daniel Richartz (Season PPG: 12.40) efficient inside and Jordan Goncalves Charpentier (Season PPG: 14.00) attacking in transition. Coach Nebojsa Nikolic's team, however, was overwhelmed after the break.
The third quarter was the game's hinge: Mess opened with a 32-0 run to take a 26-52 lead at the buzzer, their highest gap later peaking at +32 (35-67). Théo Pepporte (Season PPG: 11.80) led the charge with 10 points in that frame, repeatedly finishing at the rim, while Rayan Macedo Mendes (Season PPG: 6.86) added 8 in the same stretch. Elija Jungers (Season PPG: 6.33) and 12-year-old Greek guard Dimitrios Louskos (Season PPG: 6.60) chipped in crucial mid-range baskets. Earlier, Mess had to navigate quick, consecutive first-quarter fouls by Macedo Mendes and captain Lou Kinn Varela (Season PPG: 5.29), but Coach Nigel Winandy's adjustments at halftime changed the tempo.
Mess piled up 31 two-point field goals and 5 free throws; Mondorf answered with 16 two-pointers and 9 free throws. No three-pointers were made by either side. Richartz finished with 21 points for MON, Goncalves Charpentier 13, while 10-year-old Milan Reali (FRA) had 6 before fouling out in the fourth. Louskos also fouled out late for Mess after scoring 12.
The result marks a turnaround from Phase 1 (Mondorf had won 57-33) and lifts Mess B to the top of the Phase 2 table (2-1, +1). Mondorf drops to 0-2 and is on a three-game losing skid.
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