US Heffingen dominated in Mersch, beating Black Star Mersch 91-38 after controlling all four quarters. The visitors set the tone early: Mex Steinmetz opened with back-to-back baskets for 0-4 before Ylan Madoki Bigas answered with four straight to level things at 4-4. From 9-12, Heffingen closed the first quarter on an 8-0 burst to lead 9-20.
The second quarter widened the gap. Léini Dostert repeatedly found gaps, and midway through the period Heffingen strung together a 10-0 run (from 13-26 to 13-36) with contributions from Steinmetz, Mett Dostert, Simon Hari and Tim Kass. It was 20-42 at halftime. After the break, Steinmetz produced a quick five-point sequence, including a three, and Heffingen's cushion grew to 28-65 after three. In the fourth, BSM briefly lived at the line, but Steinmetz replied with a string of free throws and another triple as the lead peaked at 53 by the final buzzer.
Steinmetz (Season PPG: 26.17) poured in 36 points, including two triples and eight made free throws. He was backed by Mett Dostert (Season PPG: 14.83) with 17, Léini Dostert (11) with 14 and Simon Hari (13, DEU) with 12. For BSM, Madoki Bigas (Season PPG: 18.5) led with 20 points, while Denis Notarnicola (Season PPG: 12.2) added 10 and Pol Yuma Donven chipped in 4.
Discipline shaped the rotations without deciding the contest: Kass collected four personals yet remained effective; BSM had several players on three fouls but no disqualifications. Coach Andrej Gruskovnjak's side moves to the top of the Phase 2 table, with Black Star now second under coach Aleksandar Petrovic.
(AI generated)