Amicale Steesel eased past Mambra Mamer 90-63 at the Tournoi Alain Marchetti in Steinsel, controlling the game from the outset and winning all four quarters (18-12; 28-21; 24-16; 20-14).
After a balanced start at 6-6, Steesel's second unit tilted the first period, with Ashton Sherrell coming in to provide early punch. The key stretch arrived late in the second quarter: from 29-25, Amicale strung together a 10-0 run to 39-25, built on interior scoring by Sherrell and Jonas Theisen, and reached halftime up 46-33.
The third quarter broke it open. Sherrell scored three consecutive field goals around a Malcolm Richardson triple for an 11-2 start to 57-35. Mamer's Rashon Jamal Johnson Jr (26, USA) reached five fouls late in the third, removing a primary scorer at a moment when Mamer needed continuity. In the fourth, Theisen's three made it 78-49, and a bench technical on coach Darko Ristic preceded another Steesel mini-surge to the night's largest gap, 83-51.
Numbers underline Amicale's interior dominance: 28 made two-pointers (56 points), five threes and 19 free throws. Mamer answered with 19 twos, four threes and 13 free throws. Steesel's ability to score repeatedly at the rim decided the rhythm.
Top performers
- Amicale: Ashton Sherrell (25) led all scorers and powered the decisive third-quarter burst; Malcolm Richardson (12) added a timely three and steady trips to the line; Theisen (11, 1.95m) mixed inside finishes with a Q4 triple; Kelvin Almeida (7) closed with a late three; Noah Medeot (8) and Sean Bugeja (7) chipped in.
- Mamer: Captain Domenick Thomas Sleva (26, USA) posted 20, keeping his side afloat with drives and free throws; Gianni Beslija (13) found lanes after halftime; Johnson Jr (13) scored early but fouled out late Q3; Hector Dieter Loechner-Ernst (6) hit two threes; Povilas Mikalauskas (5) added a triple.
Coach Daniel Alves Brandao De Sousa's group stayed on the front foot, built runs at key moments, and maintained a double-digit cushion throughout the second half, peaking at +32.
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