US Heffingen won 89-58 in Bascharage and completed a 2-0 season sweep after the earlier 72-48 meeting. In the Phase finale standings, Heffingen climbed one place to 4th at 5-5, while Bascharage stayed 6th at 0-10 and saw its losing run extend to 15 games.
The start was still competitive. Bascharage got its first five points from Gregor Tomac, the 14-year-old Slovenian, and the score was tied at 7-7. After that, Heffingen took control of the rhythm. Mett Dostert put together eight Heffingen points in a row, and the visitors finished the first quarter strongly for a 28-14 lead.
Nicolas Schaefers' team answered well in the second period. A 6-0 burst brought Bascharage back to 20-28, and for a moment the hosts had slowed the game down. Heffingen responded quickly, rebuilt separation and went into halftime up 43-32.
The decisive break came in the third quarter. From 32-43, Heffingen pushed the game to 35-58, with Mex Steinmetz at the center of it. He scored 11 Heffingen points in that stretch and kept the defense under constant pressure. Bascharage still had some answers through Tomac, Saric and Cubrilo, but the gap was already large. In the fourth quarter, Heffingen stayed in control and stretched the lead to a game-high 33 points.
Steinmetz (Season PPG: 24.44) finished with 38 points, including five 3-pointers. Captain Mett Dostert (Season PPG: 17.78) added 21, and Amelia Joan Morton (Season PPG: 6.09) contributed 10. For Bascharage, Tomac (Season PPG: 9.00) scored 21, while Leo Chiapolino (Season PPG: 7.46), Andrija Cubrilo (Season PPG: 10.00) and Karlo Saric (Season PPG: 10.47) each had 10.
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