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Belgian League Finals, Game 5: June 17, 2007 |
 Telindus Oostende took the high road to its second consecutive Belgian League title with a resounding 100-77 home win against visiting Euphony Bree in the fifth and last game of their finals series on Sunday. Oostende made no doubt about it while racing to a 10-0 lead after tipoff that ballooned to 30-18 at the end of a quarter. As if that were not enough, Oostende kept rolling ahead by 62-37 at halftime and then played Bree even the rest of the way to sail to victory. Veselin Petrovic led the winners with 22 points. Sam Van Rossom, who had missed Game 4 of the series with an injury, came back to collect 17 points and 5 assists. Then came Elvir Ovcina with 15 points and 8 rebounds, Rashad Wright with 14 points and Eric Hicks with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. For Bree, Ben Ebong had a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Jeff Horner had 15 and 9, respectively. Jim Cantamessa added 12 points and Kevin Tolbert 11. The marked the 12th time that Oostende has won the Belgian League, the first trophy having come in 1981.
BELGIAN LEAGUE: Final Playoffs, best of 5 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | 3 | Telindus Oostende (2) | 81 | 77 | 89 | 76 | 100 | 2 | Euphony Bree (4) | 61 | 86 | 70 | 77 | 77 | Belgian League Champion 2006-07: Telindus Oostende |
Final Playoffs Games | | Game 1 | Telindus Oostende vs. Euphony Bree | 81-61 | May 27 | | Game 2 | Euphony Bree vs. Telindus Oostende | 86-77 | June 2 | | Game 3 | Telindus Oostende vs. Euphony Bree | 89-70 | June 6 | | Game 4 | Euphony Bree vs. Telindus Oostende | 77-76 | June 13 | | Game 5 | Telindus Oostende vs. Euphony Bree | 100-77 | June 16 |
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Sunday, June 17, 2007
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