Mambra Mamer B took a close 61-58 away win in Heffingen, a result decided by a late reversal after US Heffingen had controlled long stretches. In the standings, Heffingen remained 3rd, while Mamer B climbed to 4th. For coach Junior Pacome N'Guessan's side, it ended a three-game losing streak.
Mamer B started a little sharper and led 17-16 after the opening quarter. The game then swung strongly in the second period: Heffingen produced a 17-2 surge from 16-17 to 33-19, with 15-year-old Diego Vaz Pereira (HEF), Mex Steinmetz (HEF) and Mett Dostert (HEF) driving that phase. Heffingen's biggest lead reached 11 points at 54-43 early in the fourth quarter.
Mamer B stayed in touch through Arda Isiklar (Season PPG: 22.50), Konstantinos Mazarakis (Season PPG: 9.00) and Mathieu Moccia (Season PPG: 6.00). After Heffingen went ahead 58-53, the visitors closed the game with 8 unanswered points. That was the crucial sequence: Bhardwaj scored once inside, and Isiklar finished the comeback with three straight baskets for the final 6 points of his team.
Heffingen had four players in double figures: Vaz Pereira with 15, Steinmetz with 14, Jim Seyler (HEF) with 12 and Dostert (HEF) with 10. On the Mamer B side, Isiklar led all scorers with 18, Mazarakis added 12 and Moccia 11.
Foul trouble also mattered late. Dostert fouled out for Heffingen, and Mazarakis fouled out for Mamer B, but the visitors managed the final minutes better after that 11-point deficit.
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