US Heffingen B took control early and never released it, winning 127-64 on the road against Sparta Bertrange B. HEFB moved to 1st place in M-Division 1 with a gain of one position and extended its run to three straight wins. SPAB, despite moving up to 9th, suffered a third consecutive defeat.
The game turned quickly. Sparta stayed within reach at 3-6 and 6-11, but Heffingen closed the first quarter with authority for a 38-20 lead. The second period widened the gap decisively: from 24-43, HEFB put together an 8-0 run to 24-51 and kept scoring at a high rate to reach halftime at 69-32. In the third quarter, a 10-0 burst changed 39-78 into 39-88 and removed any remaining suspense. The final margin, 65 points, was also the game's largest.
Joel Thesen (38, 1.85m) was the clear headline performer with 48 points and several scoring waves, including 8 straight points in the fourth quarter. Manuel Scholthus (47) added 24, Lee Bourgeois (24, 1.95m) scored 19, and both Robert Brinck (26, 1.86m) and Louis Michel Kohn (35, 1.98m) finished with 14. Coach Manuel Scholthus also received support from Jean-Pierre Kunnert (40, 1.90m), who scored 4.
For Sparta, Konstantinos Laliotis (17) led with 11 points, captain Luc Blanc (18) had 10, Giacomo Bernardo Spreafico (16) scored 9, and Jakob Kavas Puc (15) with Lukas Maver (16) added 8 each. Coach Christophe Dubois also got useful contributions from Aurélien Nils Vernaison (17) with 7 and Mathieu Willem Meurs (17) with 6. Maver committed three fouls in the opening quarter, which made the home side's defensive task even harder.
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