Telstar Hesperange E controlled the key moments in M-Division 4, winning 59-47 at Black Star Mersch C and moving to 1st place (+2), while BSMC slips to 2nd (-1). The opening told the story early: captain Christophe Thil put up the first six points of the game for Telstar, before Max Heiderscheid answered from deep to level matters at 13-13 after 10 minutes.
The visitors broke the game open in the second quarter. Denis Pleimling hit back-to-back twos, then Alec Goedert strung together five points in a row as Telstar built a 30-18 halftime lead. Coach Lisa Hilges' team reacted after the break: Heiderscheid buried two more threes, Jo Philipps added mid-range production and Daniel Goehlhausen's late triple cut it to 37-42 after three.
Early in the fourth, Heiderscheid's fourth three trimmed the gap to 43-45, but the turning point came immediately: Telstar replied with a 9-0 run featuring Laurent Weis, a timely corner three from Max Rock and inside finishing by Goedert, plus Pleimling at the line. The largest lead reached 13 at 59-46, and the visitors closed it out. BSMC's foul trouble mattered late: Heiderscheid (17 points) fouled out in the fourth, with Christophe Lenert and Clifton Cano also exiting on five.
Statistically, Telstar built the win at the stripe and inside: free throws 23-10 and 2-point field goals 15-11 in their favor, while BSMC led from three (5-2). Top performers: Telstar's Goedert 18, Pleimling 15 and Thil 13 (the 50-year-old captain set the tone); BSMC's Heiderscheid 17, Goehlhausen 14 (45-year-old captain) and Philipps 8. Coach Gilbert Pividor's side is on a two-game winning roll to start the campaign.
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