Musel Pikes C beat Bascharage Hedgehogs B 78-65 in Stadtbredimus, reversing the season's first meeting and leveling the series 1-1 after BASB's 81-61 win back in September.
Game evolution
- Q1: BASB, driven by an early burst from Tristan Hugues Heilmann, led 7-10 before a time-out. Christian Heinesch closed the period with a triple for 21-19.
- Q2: MUSC stormed out with a 10-0 run (back-to-back threes by C. Heinesch, plus Paul Heinesch and Pit Albert) to 31-21. Dzenan Eco answered with 6 straight points (3+2+1), and Heilmann kept scoring to bring it to 41-41 at halftime.
- Q3: Coach Pit Ries's team opened with 5-0 (Maximilian Tschiderer, Max Kreutz) and built a cushion. C. Heinesch's late three set 63-55.
- Q4: Tschiderer scored twice for 69-55 and MUSC reached the biggest lead at +15 (76-61, 78-63) before closing.
Top performers
- Musel Pikes C (local core): Christian Heinesch (Season PPG: 14.42) exploded for 35, including 7 made threes, and still managed four fouls without fouling out. Pit Albert (15, 1.90m) provided steady scoring, and Tschiderer (Season PPG: 11.33) added 12 despite two quick first-quarter fouls. Kreutz hit a key third-quarter three.
- Bascharage Hedgehogs B: Non-local forward Tristan Hugues Heilmann (25 years, 1.93m, FRA; Season PPG: 24.14) poured in 29 and opened hot from deep. Among the local group, captain Eco (Season PPG: 20.20) had 19 and a personal 6-0 run in Q2. Luigi Garofoli (5, 1.81m) added a third-quarter three. Matteo Albanese contributed 6 but picked up fouls in quick succession after the break.
Standings context
MUSC climb to 7th (+3, 4-8), while BASB remain 9th (4-7). Coach Dejan Pavlovic's side drops this one after having taken the first encounter; MUSC's response came with a decisive 22-14 third quarter and controlled finish.
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