AB Contern B overturned a slow start to beat US Heffingen B 81-63 in Contern. The visitors opened sharply, 20-10 after 10 minutes behind early threes from Joel Thesen and Max Schmit, plus inside touches by Yves Bellwald. In the second quarter Contern steadied through René Wolzfeld and a triple from Jérôme Charel Käfer, but Heffingen's captain Manuel Scholtus (Season PPG: 11.8) hit back-to-back threes to stretch it to 19-28, and Bellwald added another three for 21-31. Ben Goergen's free throws trimmed it to 29-34 at halftime.
Heffingen briefly pushed to 33-40 early in the third on two more threes by Scholtus, then the game flipped. Contern strung together a 20-4 run to close the quarter: Jeffrey Nicolas Jamal Schumacher (22, 1.93m) and Yann Besch (28, 1.81m) drilled threes, Besch added a 2+1, Patrick Walravens hit from deep, Wolzfeld converted and-1 free throws, and Goergen finished the period at 53-44. Walravens picked up two quick fouls in that stretch but Contern's momentum held.
The fourth began with back-to-back triples by Goergen and David Torres dos Santos (41, PRT), and Contern's lead peaked at +21 (81-60) before the final 81-63. Goergen (Season PPG: 16.0) contributed 13 and set the tone after the break; Wolzfeld (Season PPG: 11.1) added 16; Besch led all scorers with 23, repeatedly finding seams in the third and sealing it late. Schumacher provided 11 off productive cuts, while Käfer connected twice from distance.
Heffingen leaned on Scholtus, who sank five threes for 17, with support from Louis Michel Kohn (34, 1.98m) at the rim for 10, and 9 apiece from Thesen (Season PPG: 23.6), Pit Reiter (Season PPG: 8.0; three triples), Schmit and Bellwald. Player-coach Scholtus's perimeter bursts in Q2 and early Q3 kept HEFB ahead until Contern's decisive run.
In the standings, CONB climbs to 2nd (+1), HEFB slips to 3rd (-2). Contern is on a four-game winning streak; Heffingen's four-game run ends here. Coach René Wolzfeld's group controlled the second half with timely shooting and sustained pressure.
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