Avanti Mondorf won a very tight road game at Heffingen, 89-88, and moved up to 2nd place with a third straight victory. US Heffingen stays 3rd after a game with several momentum swings.
Mondorf opened better. Donte Bezel Pope (Season PPG: 32.17, RPG: 9.25, AssPG: 4.5) scored the visitors' first 6 points and helped build a 15-9 lead. Heffingen stayed attached through Najee Emanuel Williams (Season PPG: 26.14, RPG: 10.25, AssPG: 4.0), and the gap was only 18-16 after the first quarter.
The second quarter remained balanced. Heffingen briefly took control and went up 35-30, but Mondorf answered with 8 straight points to turn the score around and led 38-36 at halftime.
Early in the third, Heffingen reached 42-40, then Mondorf reacted well. Pope, Nils Schroeder (Season PPG: 13.33, RPG: 4.0, AssPG: 1.5) and Terrence Lee Ringo Jr. (Season PPG: 22.00, RPG: 15.5, AssPG: 3.0) pushed the visitors to their highest lead, 65-57.
Heffingen then produced its best stretch. Gerry Schuder Minden (25, 1.80m) was excellent from long range at 5/6 from three, and with Williams led a 17-2 run from 57-65 to 74-67. Mondorf had the last answer: Pope scored 8 straight points to flip the rhythm again. The finish stayed close at 81-81, 85-85 and 88-85 Heffingen, before Pope scored the final 4 Mondorf points, including the winning basket.
Heffingen shot well at 53.3% on 2-pointers and 50% on 3-pointers, but Mondorf protected the ball better, 10 turnovers against 16. Williams posted 32 points and 20 rebounds; Pope finished with 36 points, while Schroeder and Ringo added 18 each.
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