Mambra Mamer B edged US Heffingen B 81-71 to reach the M-Coupe FLBB quarterfinals' next stage after a game that swung repeatedly before the hosts controlled the second half (23-17; 16-24; 22-15; 20-15).
Mamer struck first behind efficient inside work for 23-17 after 10 minutes. Heffingen answered with a forceful second quarter: Joel Thesen (37, 1.85m) piled up points and, paired with Manuel Scholtus (46), drove a late 8-0 surge to flip 39-33 into a 39-41 halftime lead, helped by free throws following a Mamer technical. Earlier, the Heffingen bench was hit with a C1 and a B1 in the opening period under coach Manuel Scholtus.
The turning point came mid-third quarter. Trailing 46-49, Mamer produced a 10-0 run: Xavier Arnaud Loizeau (28, BEL) splashed a three, Scharel Geimer (38) finished at the rim and Jannik Tuffel (45, 1.95m, DEU) added from deep for 56-49. Coach Pierre Flavien Hebbert's team closed the period up 61-56.
From there, outside shooting decided it. Dave Rischette (31) hit five triples in total three in Q2 and two more after the break while Loizeau matched him with five of his own. In the fourth, Loizeau authored an individual 8-point burst (two threes and a two) that created the night's largest gap at 79-64, enough to keep Heffingen at bay despite a late three from Yves Bellwald (33, 1.95m).
Key contributors Mamer: Loizeau 21 (5 threes), Rischette 15 (all from five threes), Geimer 17 (7x2pt, 3 FT), Tuffel 12, Christophe Ney (31) 12 with steady free throws. Heffingen: Thesen 33 (12x2pt, 2 threes, 3 FT), Scholtus 17 (two threes, 5 FT), Bellwald 15, Daniel Wampach (32) 5. From long range Mamer outscored Heffingen 33-18 (11 threes to 6). No player fouled out.
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