Belgian League Finals, Game 3: June 4, 2011 - Belgium

May 18, 2013

Belgian League Finals, Game 3: June 4, 2011

Spirou Basket Charleroi is 2011 Belgian League champion (Photo Spirou Basket)

Spirou Basket Charleroi successfully defended the Belgian League title on Saturday night with a 59-53 victory over Generali Okapi Aalstar. Kyle Weaver scored 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds to pace Charleroi, which wrapped up its fourth consecutive league crown and the 10th in club history. Demond Mallet was named finals MVP after scoring 11 for the winners and averaging 17.7 points per game in the three-game sweep. The hosts jumped out to a promising 23-14 lead by the end of the opening quarter, but Aalstar clawed its way back to make a game of it. With the score 46-44 entering the fourth quarter, Spirou turned the defensive intensity up a notch and limited Aalstar to just 9 points the rest of the way to secure the win and the title. Andre Riddick also played a big role with 6 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocked shots for the champs. Chris Copeland paced Aalstar with 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Record	Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
3	Spirou Charleroi(1)	64	94	59	x	x
0	Generali Okapi (2)	60	68	53	x	x
Belgian League Champion 2010-11: Spirou Basket Charleroi

Finals Playoffs round games
Game 1	Spirou Charlerou vs. Generali Okapi	64-60	May 31
Game 2	Generali Okapi vs. Spirou Charleroi	68-94	June 2
Game 3	Spirou Charlerou vs. Generali Okapi	59-53	June 4