Belgian League, Regular Season, Game 36: May 9-10, 2008
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 The Belgian League regular season ended Saturday as Basket Bree hung on for first place and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs despite losing 67-72 at second place Spirou Basket Charleroi. Both teams finish with 27-9 records, but Bree is first on a tiebreaker. Charleroi would have needed to win by more than 20 to overtake Bree for the top spot. On Saturday, Charleroi outscored Bree 5-18 in the first period and led big most of the way. The visitors were ahead by double digits in the closing minutes before Bree scored the last 6 points of the game. Jerry Johnson led Charleroi with 15 points, Tremmell Darden added 13 and Wes Wilkinson posted 11 points and 9 rebounds for Spirou. Ronnie McCollum paced Bree with 26. Oostende ended the regular season on a down note, losing 99-74 to Generali Okapi Aalstar. Trevor Huffman paced Aalstar with 20, while Oostende got 18 from Chris McCray, 12 from Chuck Davis and 11 from Jerry Green. In other games, Dexia Mons-Hainaut slammed Spotter Leuven 99-69 as George Evans scored 22 off the bench, VOO Verviers-Pepinster beat Antwerp Diamond Giants 83-77 thanks to 24 points from Earnest Shelton and last paced Optima Gent beat Belgacom Liege Basket 81-94 on the road behind James Miler's 29 points.
LAST GAME GAME 36
May 9-10, 2008 | | Day | Match | Result | | May 9 | Belgacom Liège vs. Gent | 81-94 | | May 10 | Pepinster vs.Antwerp Giants | 83-77 | | May 10 | Bree vs. Spirou Basket | 67-72 | | May 10 | Aalstar vs. BC Oostende | 99-74 | | May 10 | Dexia Mons vs. Spotter | 99-69 |
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NEXT GAME
PlayOffs- Qualifying Round | | Match | | Oostende (3) vs. Aalstar (6) | | Dexia Mons (4) vs. Liège (5) | | - | | - | | - |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | Basket Bree | 36 | 27 | 9 | 2920 | 2657 | | 2 | Spirou Basket Charleroi | 36 | 27 | 9 | 2792 | 2481 | | 3 | Telindus BC Oostende | 36 | 25 | 11 | 2848 | 2595 | | 4 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 36 | 23 | 13 | 2983 | 2730 | | 5 | Belgacom Liège Basket | 36 | 20 | 16 | 2722 | 2710 | | 6 | Generali Okapi Aalstar | 36 | 17 | 19 | 2763 | 2752 | | 7 | VOO Verviers-Pepinster | 36 | 15 | 21 | 2814 | 2967 | | 8 | Antwerp Diamond Giants | 36 | 11 | 25 | 2704 | 2936 | | 9 | Spotter Leuven | 36 | 9 | 27 | 2470 | 2759 | | 10 | Optima Gent | 36 | 6 | 30 | 2543 | 2972 |
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