US Heffingen controlled BC Mess 99-66 in Heffingen, a win built quarter by quarter (21-17, 28-16, 27-20, 23-13) and by a dominant third period that opened with a 9-0 burst from 49-33 to 58-33. Coach Alexis Kreps' side repeatedly found Thomas Killian Quarry in rhythm: the forward (2.01m, 26, USA) poured in 47 points with excellent shooting (FT 9/9, 3P 8/14) and added 9 rebounds, earning game MVP (47 ranking). Austin Joseph Parker III supported with 22 points, finishing an excellent 8/10 on twos. Heffingen's offense ticked at good team percentages across the board (FT 75%, 2P 63%, 3P 38%) and shared the ball (20 assists), while owning the glass (44 total rebounds to 24).
Game flow: after a tight first quarter, Heffingen separated before halftime (49-33). Early in Q3, a timeout by Stéphane Frentzel couldn't stop Quarry's barrage multiple threes extended the margin past 20, and the lead peaked at +33 (90-57, again at the final 99-66). Heffingen lined up two professionals to Mess's one, and their depth showed: Luke Henry Haasl (Season PPG: 15.75, RPG: 11.29, AssPG: 1.67) dominated the boards with 17 rebounds and 7 assists.
Among Heffingen's domestic contributors, Lee Bourgeois chipped in 8 points, including a third-quarter three, and Charel Oly added 6. For Mess, Deanthony Kendrick McCallum (Season PPG: 25.53) fought to keep his team in it with 23 points (3/8 from deep) and drew 8 fouls, while Bernardo Matos Pinto (PRT) scored 14. Fabbri Bruno Zinédine Gauthier added 15 (FT 3/4, 3P 2/5).
Team numbers underscored the gap: Mess struggled to good thresholds (FT 57%, 2P 43%, 3P 29%) and trailed in assists (9) and defensive rebounds (14). Heffingen now sit 1st in the M-Nationale 2 classification (17-3), winning the season series 2-0 (105-80 away, 99-66 home). Mess are 7th (+1) but remain on an eight-game slide.
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