Mambra Mamer edged Bascharage Hedgehogs 78-75 in a tight friendly decided in the last minutes.
The game stayed balanced early, with Bascharage hitting first through Veljko Dragasevic (29, 1.94m, HUN), but Mamer answered behind Terry L Winn III (31, 1.99m, USA). After 9-9, Mamer produced a 9-3 stretch to close the first quarter 20-18, with Winn already on a strong scoring roll.
In the second quarter, Mamer kept small control and led 40-38 at halftime. Winn continued to punish inside and at the line, while Gianluca Pellegrino Ombroni (33, 1.91m, ESP) added support. Bascharage stayed close thanks to Deni Sabotic (BAS) and Fabien Vandler (19, 1.85m), who kept finding points from the perimeter and in transition.
The key shift came in the third. Bascharage tied it at 40-40, then turned the rhythm around. Vandler scored 10 points in the quarter and sparked a 7-0 run from 48-48 to 55-48, helping Bascharage reach its biggest lead at 55-48. Mamer, coached by Dragan Stipanovic, resisted that difficult spell and reduced the damage to 59-56 going into the fourth.
The last period swung again. After Bascharage led 63-61, Mamer answered through Winn and Pellegrino, moving in front 72-66 and later 77-70. Bascharage, coached by Dejan Pavlovic, still pushed back: Sabotic scored five straight points to cut it to 77-73, and his late basket made it 78-75, but Mamer held the edge.
Top scorers were Vandler with 24 and Sabotic with 19 for Bascharage, with Dragasevic adding 9. For Mamer, Winn dominated with 34, Pellegrino had 16 including 9 in the fourth quarter, and Alan Bedirhanoglu (30, 1.93m, SWE) gave valuable support with 8.
(AI generated)