Musel Pikes beat Mambra Mamer 95-80 in a friendly in Mamer, taking control after the break with balanced scoring and timely runs.
The opening quarter was even and fast. Mamer started 4-0, but the visitors answered regularly and edged ahead 25-23 on a late triple from Esosa Kelvin Okundaye (32, DEU). Raphael Muth (MAM) entered late in Q1 and carried that momentum into Q2, opening the period with four quick points to push Mamer 29-25. Okundaye replied with five in a row (two free throws and a three) to swing it 30-29, and Brian Carroll's side closed the half on a 7-0 run Tristin Walley (MUS) scoring five of them for a 49-43 advantage.
After Mamer closed to 47-49 early in the third, Pikes strung together a 6-0 burst to 55-47 and never looked back, stretching the gap to 71-57 at the buzzer behind steady production from Walley, Maurice Gordon (MUS) and Ange Oth Konen (MUS). Darko Ristic's team made one last push in the fourth: a Rashon Jamal Johnson (MAM) three and a Muth basket trimmed it to 79-85. Pikes answered decisively with a 10-0 run Sam Streef (21, 1.90m), Gordon, Oth Konen and Walley to reach a highest lead of +16 (95-79) before a final Muth free throw.
Top scorers Mamer: Johnson (MAM) 23 (three triples), Muth (MAM) 22 (8x2pt, 1x3pt, 3 FT) including the early second-quarter spark, and captain Dom Sleva (MAM) 17, who still produced despite four fouls. Maid Adrovic (17, 1.90m) added 8; Alan Bedirhanoglu (29, SWE) had 6.
Pikes spread the load with five in double figures: Walley (MUS) 23, Gordon (MUS) 17, Streef 16, Oth Konen (MUS) 15 and Okundaye 12 off the bench. Captain Tom Welter (31) and Gilles Kerschen (30, 1.95m) chipped in 6 each. That depth around key momentum stretches 7-0 to close the half, 6-0 after the interval and the 10-0 finisher decided the game. No player fouled out; Sleva's and Adrovic's four fouls were notable for Mamer.
(AI generated)