Racing Luxembourg B (RACB) overpowered US Heffingen C (HEFC) 99-42 in a one-way MDivision 1 game at tramsschap/central. Pit Schneider's team stamped its authority early: after HEFC's Axel Mertes (30) opened with two baskets for 0-2 and 2-4, RACB tied at 4-4 and then launched an 11-0 run. The first quarter closed on a 19-2 surge highlighted by Xavier Engel's 8 straight points (two triples and a layup) for 23-6.
RACB kept the pressure on in the second. Franois Aulner strung together 6 consecutive points to push the margin to 41-12, and halftime read 43-13. The third quarter belonged again to Engel, who poured in 13 in the period; with steady additions from Giorgio Riboldi and Matteo Seracini (29, ITA), the gap ballooned to 77-30 after three. The hosts' highest lead reached 61 (99-38) before the final 99-42.
Engel led all scorers with 22 (Season PPG: 16.83). Riboldi added 14 (Season PPG: 13.40), Yann Fux (35) 12 and Seracini 11. Support came from Yves Le Sayec (30, FRA) with 10 and Nicolas Muller (30, 1.97m) with 6, while Ander Prost (33) hit two triples and Sam Hilger drilled a fourth-quarter three.
For HEFC, Mertes topped the sheet with 15. Player-coach Jo Prim (Season PPG: 3.67) contributed 8, and the young Ethan Steinmetz (17, 1.78m) knocked down a three. Luca Difino and Nicolas Colbach each had 4. Notable sequences included back-to-back fouls by Prost early in the fourth, and Mertes scoring 5 in a row late in the third.
RACB remain perfect at 6-0 and stay 1st in the standings, now on a six-game winning streak. HEFC drop to 2-4 but sit 5th with a positive ranking gain (+3) in the new classification. Coach Schneider's rotation depth and RACB's repeated scoring runs decided the game long before the final buzzer.
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