US Heffingen B advanced to the Coupe FLBB semi-finals with an 86-56 win away to Black Star Mersch B, taking control early and keeping the quarter-final out of reach. Coached by Claude Ludwig, HEFB led 30-19 after the first quarter, 49-29 at halftime, and kept extending the gap after the break.
The game turned decisively in the second quarter. After BSMB had reduced the deficit to 24-30, Max Schmit (HEFB) produced a personal 10-point run with 2 free throws, two 3-pointers and another basket, lifting Heffingen to 40-24. That sequence gave the away side full momentum. Early in the third quarter, HEFB added another 8 straight points, capped by back-to-back 3-pointers from Joel Thesen (HEFB), for a 57-31 lead. The highest margin reached 30 points at the final buzzer.
Thesen was the standout scorer with 35 points, built on 5 made free throws, 9 two-point field goals and 4 threes. Schmit added 25, so the pair combined for 60 of HEFB's 86 points. Pit Reiter (HEFB) contributed 9 points, and Jean-Pierre Kunnert (40, 1.90m, Forward/Center) added 6, all from long range and the foul line. HEFB finished with 10 made 3-pointers against 4 for BSMB.
For Black Star Mersch B, Pol Rodesch (BSMB) scored 13, Charel Weis (BSMB) had 11 with 3 made threes, and Yannick Beckers (BSMB) also finished with 11. Pit Diederich (BSMB) added 6. Erik Daling (37, 1.94m, NLD) and Promitheas Peridis (36, GRC) gave size, but Lisa Hilges' team could not contain Heffingen's perimeter production and the repeated scoring bursts.
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