May 24, 2012
Swiss League, Game 4: October 21-22, 2006
Olympic Fribourg and Sion Herens won Saturday to improve to 3-0 and join idle Birstal Starwing atop the Swiss League after four rounds. Fribourg topped Vevey Riviera 59-72 and Sion edged Monthey 75-74 in overtime. After a balanced first quarter, Fribourg made a decisive run in the second period to take a 26-35 halftime lead. David Esterkamp, who scored 17 and Tresore Quidome with 16 stepped up in the second half to manage the clock and ensure the win. Sion Herens needed an extra session to take a thrilling 75-74 win over Monthey. With the score ties at 68-68 at the end of regulation, Milan Zivkovic scored 4 straight points early in overtime to push the hosts ahead. Jules Aw led Sion with 24 points and Vincent Thomas added 18, while Doug Thomas and Yuanta Holland scored 16 apiece for Monthey. Lugano Tigers raised its record to 3-1 by edging 73-65 Meyring Grand Sacconex. Leading 41-14 after 16 minutes, the defending champions relaxed and allowed the visitors to race back to 66-62 with three minutes left in the match. But free throw shooting ensured the win for the Tigers, who got 17 points apiece from Edwin Draughan and Christopher Grimm. BC Boncourt lost its third in a row at Geneva Devils, 77-66, after leading 35-43 at halftime. Geneva was led by the duo of Michael Doles and Radivoj Tomasevic, which produced for 38 points. The Devils tied the score at 57-57 at the end of the third quarter and never trailed in the last period. Lausanne Morges had an easy night by thrashing 99-75 Nyon, led by 26 points by Lamar Rice and 24 added by Tony Brown, while Gino Lanisse with 29 was the main contributor for the losers.


LAST GAME GAME 4 - October 21, 2006
DayMatchResult
Oct. 21Geneva Devils vs. BC Boncourt77-66
Oct. 21Lugano Tigers vs. Grand-Saconnex72-65
Oct. 21Aurelys BBC Nyon vs. Lausanne Morges75-99
Oct. 21Vevey Riviera vs. Benetton Fribourg59-72
Oct. 21Sion Hérens vs. BBC Monthey75-74
Birstal Starwings(Free)
NEXT GAME GAME 5 - October 28, 2006
DayMatch
Oct. 28Lugano Tigers vs. Aurelys BBC Nyon
Oct. 28BBC Monthey vs. BC Boncourt
Oct. 28Benetton Fribourg vs. Geneva Devils
Oct. 28Lausanne Morges vs. Vevey Riviera
Oct. 28Birstal Starwings vs. Sion Hérens
Grand-Saconnex(Free)


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1Benetton Fribourg Olympic330244193
2Birstal Starwings330268240
3Sion Hérens Basket330234207
4Lugano Tigers431274260
5BBC Monthey422294280
6Lausanne Morges Basket422314317
7Geneva Devils312218213
8Meyrin Grand-Saconnex413285294
9Basket-Club Boncourt413271284
10Aurelys BBC Nyon413300364
11Vevey Riviera Basket303273323
Sunday, October 22, 2006
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