Telstar Hesperange turned the season series level against US Heffingen with a clear 85-57 road win after having lost the first meeting 46-56. The result also changed the table: Telstar moved up to 4th place (+1), while Heffingen slipped to 5th (-1).
The game changed quickly after Heffingen's early 3-2 lead. Telstar answered with an 8-0 run and already led 20-11 after the first quarter. The decisive passage came in the second period. Coach Uchenna Ohpani's side dominated that quarter 26-6, with a major 14-0 burst that stretched the score from 13-23 to 13-37. At halftime, Telstar was fully in control at 46-17.
The third quarter confirmed the trend. Telstar opened with four straight points, then kept punishing every Heffingen response. Their lead reached 35 points at 68-33, the game's highest margin. Heffingen showed more resistance in the last quarter and won it 24-17, but the gap was already too large.
The standout was 14-year-old captain Stanislaw Jan Kwasniewski (Season PPG: 14.46), who exploded for 33 points, a new season high, with 5 three-pointers and no foul. He set the tone in every phase of the game. Telstar also had strong support from Martin Giordana Pi (Season PPG: 10.87) and Martin Fritsch (Season PPG: 8.27), both with 14 points, while Andrei Ionescu added 8.
For Heffingen, captain Mett Dostert (Season PPG: 17.59) carried the offense with 34 points, matching his season high, despite reaching 4 fouls. Michael Hostert (Season PPG: 4.67) helped with 10 points, including two made 3-pointers. Heffingen's problem was the lack of broader scoring support against a deeper Telstar attack.
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