Black Star Mersch, fifth in the standings, overwhelmed sixth-placed US Heffingen 125-39 in Mersch and completed a third win over the same opponent this season after the earlier 100-68 and 108-38.
Jérôme Hansen's team needed only a few minutes to seize the game. After a 5-5 start, BSM went on a 26-1 run to 31-6, with Sam Tibold (Season PPG: 24.84) already setting the tone inside and from long range. The home side kept piling on points and reached 65-20 after the opening period. Another key stretch came in the third quarter, when BSM turned 75-27 into 90-27 with 15 unanswered points.
Tibold finished with 38 points, built on 9 free throws, 7 two-pointers and 5 three-pointers. Luis Henrique Duarte Almeida Evora, 18, from Cape Verde, added 22 and matched his season best. Leandro Da Silva Nunes (Season PPG: 11.35) scored 17, Trey Sean Boayue (Season PPG: 24.05) had 13, and Nil Madoki Bidas reached 10, equalling his season high. Rolando Nienaber Mendes, 16, from Portugal, contributed 8, while BSM had nine scorers overall.
For Heffingen, Ethan Steinmetz (Season PPG: 12.36) led with 15 points and Tun Elcheroth (Season PPG: 6.31) added 13, despite collecting four fouls in the opening period. Nils Rock (Season PPG: 14.40) scored 5. Heffingen are now on an eight-game losing streak.
BSM stay fifth at 3-6, while HEF remain sixth at 0-9.
(AI generated)