US Heffingen B overpowered Black Star Mersch B, 93-65, in M-Division 1 at Heffingen, built on a blistering 40-14 first quarter and a 64-29 halftime cushion. Joel Thesen opened with 7 quick points before Manuel Scholtus buried back-to-back triples; Heffingen sprinted away on a 33-7 stretch to 40-9. Black Star's Dan Mathes picked up two early fouls, and an unsportsmanlike by Charel Weis in Q1 added to the visitors' problems.
Heffingen kept control in Q2, with Yves Bellwald connecting from deep and at the line, pushing the lead to a game-high 35 at the break. Black Star reacted after halftime, winning the third 22-10 behind Pol Rodesch and triples from Weis and Mathes, but lost Erik Daling (36, 1.94 m, NLD) to fouls late in the period. Any doubt was closed by a 9-0 Heffingen start to the fourth, including three quick Bellwald baskets; he also strung together 4 points in a row to make it 83-51.
Top performers HEFB: Bellwald 26 (Season PPG: 15.4), Thesen 24 (Season PPG: 23.67), Scholtus 22 with five 3s (Season PPG: 11.67), Max Schmit (33, 1.82 m) 9, Frank Jacoby (26, 1.85 m) 6.
Top performers BSMB: Rodesch 19 (Season PPG: 18.6), Brian O'Neill 12 (Season PPG: 19.8), Mathes 8 (Season PPG: 6.83), Weis 8 (Season PPG: 8.2), Daling 8 before fouling out, Yann Marc Fischels (36, BSMB) 6, Jo Philipps (28, BSMB) 4.
Coach Manuel Scholtus' side improves to 5-1 and holds 3rd place. Coach Lisa Hilges' Black Star remains 12th at 0-6, now on a six-game losing streak.
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