Dutch League, Game 1: October 5-7, 2006
The Dutch League started this week and the EiffelTowers Den Bosch already send a message which echoed all around the championship by thrashing the Demon Astronauts 74-92 in Amsterdam on Saturday. Leon Rodgers led the winners with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Sam Jones had 15 points, Travis Young added 12 and Sharone Wright 11 for the EiffelTowers. Peter Van Paassen had 22 points for the Astronauts, who trailed 39-48 at halftime and never recovered. The Hanzevast Capitals of Groningen became the first leader of the competition with a 2-0 record. The Capitals beat Rotterdam 77-65 at home on Thursday behind 17 points from Darnell Hinson and 16 from Gary Buchanan. Groningen added a 82-97 road win against Woon! Aris on Saturday. Hinson led his team again with 26 points while Buchanan had 23. The Polynorm Giants edged Zorg en Zekerheid 79-75, Matrixx Magixx beat Rotterdam 80-90 behind 22 points from Alhaji Mohammed, while Upstairs Weert thrashed Onmiworld 91-67. On Thursday, the Astronauts beat Matrixx Magixx 83-82 with Van Paassen leading all scorers with 23 points.

LAST GAME GAME 1 - October 5/7, 2006
DayMatchResult
Oct. 5Astronauts vs. Matrixx Magixx 83-82
Oct. 5Hanzevast-Capitals vs. Rotterdam 77-65
Oct. 7Rotterdam vs. Matrixx Magixx 70-80
Oct. 7Upstairs Weert vs. Omniworld 91-67
Oct. 7Woon! Aris vs. Hanzevast-Capitals 82-97
Oct. 7Polynorm Giants vs. Zorg en Zekerheid79-75
Oct. 7Astronauts vs. EiffelTowers74-92
NEXT GAME GAME 2 - October 12, 2006
DayMatch
Oct. 12Hanzevast-Capitals vs. Rotterdam
Oct. 12Zorg En Zekerheid vs. Landstede
Oct. 12Omniworld vs. Polynorm Giants
Oct. 12Matrixx Magixx vs. Astronauts
Oct. 12Eiffeltowers vs. Upstairs Weert
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STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1Hanzevast-Capitals 220174147
2Eiffeltowers1109274
3Polynorm Giants1107975
4Upstairs Weert1109167
5Astronauts211157174
6Matrixx Magixx211162153
7Omniworld1016791
8Woon! Aris1018297
9Zorg En Zekerheid1017579
10Rotterdam 202135157
11Landstede00000

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