Basket Esch controlled this M-Coupe Minis 1/16 finals game from the opening minutes and built the gap quarter by quarter in Heffingen. Raouf Riahi's team opened with 16 unanswered points, immediately punishing US Heffingen's slow start, and the first period already ended at 22-8.
Heffingen had a better moment through Mex Steinmetz (HEF), who finished with 22 points and kept his team alive with inside scoring, free throws and 3 made threes. He also scored 5 points in a row early in the second quarter to cut the margin to 24-12. Pierre Schlammes added 6 points and Oscar Michely 4 for José Alberto Pais Costa's side. Still, Esch answered every small run. Mahir Adrovic (LAL) was already dictating the game before the break, and Esch closed the second quarter on a 14-0 run for a 49-16 halftime lead.
The third quarter removed any remaining suspense. After Schlammes scored to make it 18-49, Esch replied with 12 straight points, with Adrovic heavily involved, and the lead moved to 61-18. That stretch set the tone for a 37-point quarter from the visitors. Adrovic ended with 48 points, an outstanding figure, while Samuel Vidal Martins (LAL) added 23 points. Mathys Negi Bounounou Anriques (LAL) scored 10, Vuk Stankovic (LAL) 9 and captain Wu Michel Ocean N'Goran (LAL) 8.
Heffingen's main issue was containing Esch's repeated scoring waves. Anthony Jules committed two fouls in a row in the opening quarter, and Steinmetz also picked up two consecutive fouls in the second period before fouling out later. The final quarter changed little, with Esch extending the highest lead to 64 points at 100-36.
(AI generated)