US Heffingen B overpowered Etzella Ettelbruck B, 101-78, with a commanding start and a decisive third-quarter surge. The visitors opened 8-0 before ETZB got on the board and closed the first period at 12-32 after a flurry from Joel Thesen. ETZB steadied in the second (21-15), driven by an 11-point quarter from Sam Schaaf (17, 1.92m), to reach halftime at 33-47.
After the break, HEFB broke it open. Manuel Scholtus hit three triples in quick succession as the lead stretched to 45-82 late in the third (17-35 in the quarter), the game's largest margin (+37). HEFB's perimeter volume told: 13 made threes (Thesen 4, Scholtus 5) against ETZB's 7. ETZB showed spirit in the last period (28-19), highlighted by Giovanni Palermo (ETZB) pouring in 8 straight points to start the fourth, and a late three from Noah Wolter (Season PPG: 12.00). Max Schmit committed back-to-back fouls mid-fourth but HEFB kept control.
For HEFB, Thesen (34; Season PPG: 25.38) headlined, mixing early bursts with late daggers despite carrying four fouls. Schmit added 22 (Season PPG: 13.83), Scholtus 20 (Season PPG: 11.44) and Yves Bellwald 15 (Season PPG: 16.00). All key contributors were from the club's core group. For ETZB, Schaaf led with 23, Lou Clees (18, 1.89m) and José Miguel Domingos Sanches (Season PPG: 17.14) each had 13, Palermo 12.
Coach Manuel Scholtus' side climbs to first place (7-1, +1), now on a three-game winning streak. Coach Gavin Alexander Love's ETZB sits 9th (3-5), after dropping four of the last five.
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