US Heffingen turned this Phase finale return game with one dominant stretch and beat Nitia Bettembourg 56-32 in Heffingen, a result that moves HEF up to 3rd place (+1) while NIT drops to 4th (-1).
The opening quarter went to Bettembourg. Heffingen led 4-0 through Lou Krieps and Emma Koenig (Season PPG: 8.43), but Arnaud Pyee's team answered with 10 straight points for a 10-4 lead after ten minutes. Chiara Terazzi (Season PPG: 12.80) was central in that burst, and Pia Stephany (Season PPG: 0.90) added two baskets.
The game changed completely in the second quarter. Down 6-12, José Alberto Pais Costa's side produced a 10-0 run to go ahead 16-12, with Léini Dostert (Season PPG: 10.27), Charlotte Poos (Season PPG: 4.42) and Koenig driving the comeback. Heffingen then closed the half with another 7 unanswered points and won the quarter 23-4 to take control at 27-14.
From there, Heffingen kept the game in hand. Koenig continued to score inside, Lina Sertznig (Season PPG: 4.08) gave good support, and Dostert finished strongly in the last quarter. HEF's biggest lead reached 24 points at 56-32. Bettembourg briefly cut the gap to 12 early in the fourth, but could not build a longer run. Amelia Joan Morton (12, AUS) fouled out for Heffingen, yet it did not change the rhythm of the game.
Koenig led Heffingen with 14 points, matching her season high. Dostert added 10, while Poos and Sertznig scored 8 each. For Bettembourg, Nadine Kabbah (Season PPG: 4.86) finished with 9 points, Terazzi had 7, and Adèle Schmidt (Season PPG: 5.54) scored 6.
A key statistical gap was inside scoring: Heffingen made 26 two-point baskets to Bettembourg's 13. No three-pointers were made by either team. This was the third meeting of the season between the sides, and Heffingen now leads that head-to-head 2-1.
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