US Heffingen B beat Arantia Larochette B 70-62 in the round of 16 after taking control in the decisive stretches of a game that remained alive deep into the fourth quarter.
Arantia started better. Marc Backendorf (38, ARAB) hit two early 3-pointers, Donovan Delhommais (25, 1.86m) and Laurent Majerus (36, 2.04m) added inside scoring, and the visitors led 10-1. Heffingen answered with the strongest run of the night: from 1-10 to 23-15, driven by Max Schmit (34, 1.82m), who scored repeatedly around the rim and at the line, with support from Lou Demuth (26, 2.13m) and Manuel Scholtus (47, HEFB).
The second quarter was much tighter. Heffingen moved to 30-21, but Rui Nunes Jordao (40, 1.76m) then scored 9 Arantia points in a row, all from three-point range, to bring his team back to 35-34 at halftime.
The third quarter was the turning point. Heffingen opened with a 6-0 burst for 41-34, then kept building through Joel Thesen (38, 1.85m), Demuth and Scholtus. The home side won the period 22-11 and created a double-digit margin, later reaching its highest lead at 59-45 early in the fourth.
Arantia still pushed back. Delhommais, Pedro Nunes Jordao (38, ARAB), Majerus and Nils Bosdijk (20, ARAB) helped cut the gap to 66-62. During that phase, Demuth was charged with a disqualifying foul, and the visitors had real momentum. Heffingen's response was calm: Schmit scored the last 4 points of the game to secure the win.
Top scorers were Schmit with 19, Demuth 15, Thesen 14 and Scholtus 14 for Heffingen; Delhommais had 16, Rui Nunes Jordao 13, Backendorf 12 and Majerus 10 for Arantia.
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US Heffingen B