Second-ranked T71 Dudelange C beat third-ranked US Heffingen 73-61 at grimler/terrain1 and kept its perfect start alive with a third straight win. The game stayed competitive for a long stretch before T71C created separation in the last quarter.
Heffingen opened better and led 6-0, with Diego Vaz Pereira (15) and Mett Dostert (14) setting the tone. T71C answered through Lorenzo Magoum (14), who scored 7 points in a row to turn the early rhythm and then kept going as Dudelange moved in front 16-14 after one period.
The second quarter brought another swing. Heffingen got back to 16-16 and later took an 18-19 lead on a three by Mex Steinmetz (12). That was a crucial moment, because Pol Becker's team reacted with a 13-2 run, fueled by Ivan Barbic (Season PPG: 13.2) and Ian Hulten (14), to open a 31-21 gap. Heffingen stopped the slide before halftime, cutting it to 35-29.
The third quarter was balanced at 15-15. T71C briefly pushed the margin to 10 again at 41-31, but André Gruskovnjak's side stayed in touch. Dostert, Steinmetz (12) and Tim Yeong-Jun Kass (14) helped trim the deficit to 50-44 entering the fourth.
The decisive break came late. After Heffingen reduced it to 60-54, T71C answered with a 13-5 stretch and reached its highest lead at 73-59. Dudelange's interior production made a difference: 28 made two-pointers against 16 for Heffingen, while Heffingen stayed alive with 7 made threes.
Top scorers were Barbic with 21 and Magoum with 18 for T71C, while Dostert had 15, Steinmetz 11 and Kass 10 for Heffingen. Isaak Dos Santos Luis (Season PPG: 3.67) added 8, including key late free throws, and Jules Wirion (14) scored 9 for the home side.
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