US Heffingen controlled the game from the opening minutes and beat Black Star Mersch 116-77 in Heffingen. José Alberto Pais Costa's team set the tone with a 15-2 start, built a 27-14 lead after one quarter, and when BSM cut the gap to 42-30 in the second period, HEF answered with a 13-2 run to take a clear 55-32 advantage into halftime.
The third quarter broke the game open. Heffingen quickly moved from 55-32 to 63-33 and kept scoring with strong interior efficiency. HEF finished with excellent 2-point shooting at 72.3% (34/47), plus good 3-point shooting at 37.5% (9/24). They also forced 20 turnovers, had 14 steals and doubled BSM in assists, 14 to 7. Their highest lead reached 42 points in the fourth quarter.
MVP Najee Williams (Season PPG: 27.00, RPG: 7.50, AssPG: 2.67), a 24-year-old American, led all scorers with 33 points. He was outstanding offensively: 11/11 on 2-pointers and 3/5 from 3. Gerry Schuder Minden (19, 1.80m) added 21 points and 6 assists with excellent shooting: 4/4 free throws, 4/4 on 2-pointers and 3/6 from deep. Lee Bourgeois (Season PPG: 12.38, RPG: 4.00, AssPG: 1.33) scored 14, while captain Charel Oly produced 16 points and 9 rebounds.
For Paul Missavage's side, Trey Sean Boayue (Season PPG: 13.00, RPG: 4.00, AssPG: 1.14) had 20 points and 5 rebounds, Alvyn Madoki Bigas (Season PPG: 7.50, RPG: 5.42, AssPG: 0.83) posted 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals, and captain Sam Tibold (Season PPG: 14.75, RPG: 4.00, AssPG: 0.31) added 15. BSM shot a good 64.3% on 2-pointers, but only 13.3% from 3, and the gap kept growing after the break.
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