US Heffingen took a significant home win, 82-69 over Black Frogs Schieren, and moved up to 1st place in the Tour montée (+1). It was Heffingen's third win in three meetings with Schieren this season and also their third straight victory overall. Schieren, despite the defeat, are now 3rd (+1).
The game opened with a sharp Schieren burst. Khyree Terell Armstead (Season PPG: 18.35) scored 11 of his team's first 11 points, including three consecutive 3-pointers, for a 0-9 start. Alexis Kreps' team reacted strongly: after trailing 4-11, Heffingen closed the first quarter ahead 24-18, a 20-7 swing driven by Jordan Rodrigo Carreira Kreps (Season PPG: 9.09) and Thomas Killian Quarry (Season PPG: 28.32).
Schieren came back well in the second period. Rafael Benitovitch Brito Rivera de Jesus (Season PPG: 4.91) gave them interior scoring and the visitors reached 29-29. Heffingen answered with a new push, going back to 45-40 at the break behind Quarry, Gerry Schuder Minden (Season PPG: 12.09) and Jacob Kumal Washington (26, USA).
The key stretch came after halftime. Heffingen opened the third quarter with six unanswered points for 51-40, then stretched the margin to its highest level at 67-51. Quarry, the 2.01m American forward, was central in that phase, while Washington kept attacking the paint. Schieren stayed alive with a 6-0 finish to the quarter, cutting it to 67-57.
In the last quarter, Schieren got as close as 69-62 after a 3-pointer from captain Alexandre Pereira Meireles (Season PPG: 8.75). Heffingen then steadied the game through Schuder Minden, who scored 10 fourth-quarter points, and free throws from Washington.
Top scorers were Washington with 22, Quarry 18, Schuder Minden 19 and Carreira Kreps 13 for Heffingen; Armstead and Brito Rivera de Jesus had 20 each for Schieren, with Eric Christopher Anderson (Season PPG: 20.74) adding 14. Pereira Meireles fouled out in the fourth quarter.
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