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Belgian League, Game 5: October 14-15, 2006 |
Liege Basket made sure there would be no more undefeated teams in Belgium after five rounds, dumping Dexia Mons-Hainaut 78-86 on Saturday. Mons entered the game 3-0, but came up short in the fourth quarter against Liege. The result leaves Spirou Charleroi, Sanex Antwerp G and Okapi Aalstar tied for first place with 4-1 records. Mons led early, its advantage getting as big as 45-32 on a Dragan Markovic late in the second period before settling on a 48-38 halftime lead. Ronnie McCollum nailed a pair of triples as part of an 0-11 lead that got Liege back in the game in the third quarter and the teams remained close until the middle of the fourth, when Liege scored 7 unanswered points for a 10-point lead. Mons closed the gap to 3 on a Markovic jumper with just over two minutes left, but that would be as close as it would get. McCollum led Liege with 17, Morris Finley added 13 and Karim Souchu 12. George Evans led all scorers with 20 points and 8 rebounds for Mons, followed by Markovic with 16 and Kevin Houston with 12 points and 9 rebounds. In Sunday's game, Telindus Oostende defeated Euphony Bree 87-72 for the club's second win of the campaign. Lavor Postell had 20 points and 7 rebounds, Rashad Wright added 17 points and 4 steals, Muya 16 and Elvir Ovcina 15 for Oostende. Kelvin Torbert led Bree with 20 points and 9 rebounds. In other action, Charleroi thrashed R Atomia Brussels 82-53 behind Ralph Biggs'a 17. The topsy-turvy game featured several runs from each side, but Charleroi won the game with defense, allowing Brussles a mere 5 points in the fourth quarter. Andre Riddick added 15 points and 8 rebounds and Cyril Akpomedah 14 points and 9 boards for the winners. Wes Wordrop led Brussels with 19. in other games, Antwerp outlasted Basket Gr Leuven 77-73 thanks to Len Matela, who scored 20 and grabbed 8 boards and Okapi Aalstar beat Verviers-Pepinster 88-100.
| LAST GAME GAME 5 - October 14/15, 2006 | | Day | Match | Result | | Oct. 14 | Verviers-Pepinster vs. Okapi Aalstar | 88-100 | | Oct. 14 | Sanex Antwerp G vs. Basket Gr Leuven | 77-73 | | Oct. 14 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut vs. Liège Basket | 78-86 | | Oct. 14 | Spirou Charleroi vs. R Atomia Brussels | 82-53 | | Oct. 15 | Telindus Oostende vs. Euphony Bree | 87-72 |
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| NEXT GAME GAME 6 - October 18, 2006 | | Day | Match | | Oct. 18 | R Atomia Brussels vs. Euphony Bree | | Oct. 18 | Liège Basket vs. Telindus Oostende | | Oct. 18 | Sanex Antwerp G vs. Spirou Charleroi | | Oct. 18 | Basket Gr Leuven vs. Verviers-Pepinster | | Oct. 18 | Okapi Aalstar vs. Dexia Mons-Hainaut |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | Spirou Charleroi | 5 | 4 | 1 | 390 | 315 | | 2 | Sanex Antwerp G | 5 | 4 | 1 | 393 | 350 | | 3 | Okapi Aalstar | 5 | 4 | 1 | 414 | 391 | | 4 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 4 | 3 | 1 | 330 | 306 | | 5 | Basket Gr Leuven | 5 | 2 | 3 | 384 | 371 | | 6 | Liège Basket | 5 | 2 | 3 | 403 | 406 | | 7 | Telindus Oostende | 5 | 2 | 3 | 375 | 384 | | 8 | R Atomia Brussels | 5 | 1 | 4 | 336 | 391 | | 9 | Verviers-Pepinster | 5 | 1 | 4 | 366 | 440 | | 10 | Euphony Bree | 4 | 1 | 3 | 268 | 305 |
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Sunday, October 15, 2006
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