US Heffingen took a 47-33 home win over T71 Dudelange in a game that stayed competitive for three quarters. The first period was balanced at 8-8. Heffingen opened 4-0 through Amelia Morton and Charlotte Poos, but T71 answered well and Béatrice Breden tied it at the end of the quarter.
T71 had its best phase early in the second quarter. After 10-8, Eva Dilara Gambarini (Season PPG: 17.33) hit the game's only three-pointer and Dudelange went on an 8-0 run to lead 16-10. Heffingen then changed the rhythm. Hannah Rolles and Morton brought the score back, and 12-year-old Léini Dostert (Season PPG: 20.20) scored 7 points in a row as the home team closed the half in front, 25-18.
After the break, Heffingen pushed again. Morton and Rolles helped stretch the margin to 31-18, then to a 13-point lead, which was the biggest gap at that stage. T71 stayed in touch: Lola Schumacher (Season PPG: 3.56) and Ivana Babovic (Season PPG: 5.00) were part of an 11-4 response that reduced the gap to 35-29 after three quarters.
The decisive moment came at 35-31 in the fourth. From there, Heffingen finished on a 12-2 run, including the last 8 points of the game. Dostert led the winners with 16 points, Rolles (Season PPG: 7.80) added 11, Morton (Season PPG: 10.40) had 9, and Poos (Season PPG: 5.00) scored 8. For T71, Lilli Muller (Season PPG: 7.00) finished with 8 points, Schumacher had 6, and Breden (Season PPG: 4.78) added 5.
Dostert also played through foul trouble and ended with 4 fouls. In the standings, Heffingen moved up one place to 4th, while T71 dropped to 5th and now has three straight losses.
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