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WIESBADEN AIR BASE, Germany — Wiesbaden’s women and Heidelberg’s men forced second games in the double-elimination Army-Europe community-level basketball championships on Sunday night. Both deciding games were finished after Stars and Stripes’ deadline.

Wiesbaden’s Lady Eagles downed previously unbeaten Heidelberg 54-46 in Sunday afternoon’s first women’s championship round game. The Lady Eagles were taking on Heidelberg again in the winner-take-all tilt Sunday night.

Heidelberg’s men returned the favor in Sunday’s first men’s championship game, taking previously unbeaten Wiesbaden to a winner-take-all finale with a 79-69 victory. The men’s title game was scheduled to follow the women’s game.

Both survivors collected their second victories of the day in forcing the if-necessary games. Wiesbaden eliminated Stuttgart 38-24 in the women’s losers-bracket final, and Heidelberg bounced Mannheim 45-41 in their losers-bracket closer.

All four teams playing Sunday night qualified for the Army-Air Force Final Four tournament to be held here the last weekend in March.

In the men’s game, four Heidelberg players, led by veteran Kenyatta Mack’s 15 points, scored in double figures.

Mack, a 6-8, 250-pound inside force with a deft shooting touch, scored 11 of his points, on 5-for-5 shooting from the floor, in the game’s first 10 minutes. His production helped Heidelberg recover from an early 12-2 Wiesbaden lead.

Wiesbaden led 36-35 at halftime, but Heidelberg, which got 14 points each from Troy Adams and Shedrick June and 13 from Pablo Reid, took control by opening the second half with an 18-7 run.

Wiesbaden’s Chris Everett led all scorers with 20 points.

In the women’s game, Atasha Potter registered 15 points and 12 rebounds and Tania Spann posted 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead Wiesbaden.

The Lady Eagles took a 12-11 lead with 10:51 to play in the first half and never trailed again.

Heidelberg’s Jacinta Ojannaka took game-scoring honors with 16 points; her teammate Danielle Brooks added 11 despite fouling out with 10:25 left in the game.

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