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Belgian League, Game 10: November 11, 2006 |
Spirou Charleroi defeated Dexia Mons-Hainaut 82-75 and took advantage of Sanex Antwerp G's home loss to move into first place in the Belgian League. Charleroi improved to 8-2, ahead of Antwerp (7-3) and Okapi Aalstar (7-4). Charleroi took the lead for good in the second quarter when back-to-back Amit Tamir three-pointers sparked a 13-2 run that gave the hosts a 40-34 lead. Mons closed the gap to 43-39 at halftime and got within 1 point early in the second half, but Ralph Biggs scored half of the points as Charleroi responded with a 10-0 run that gave the team its first double-digit lead. Greg Grays led Charleroi with 14 points and 4 steals while Damir Krupalija and Jonathan Tabu added 12 points each. Kevin Houston led Mons with 22 points and 9 rebounds, Jim Potter added 17 and Monte Mack 14. Telindus Oostended blew an early -double-digit lead before falling to Basket Gr Leuven 76-67. Rashad Wright started the game hot as Oostende raced out to a 2-16 lead, but Leuven scored 12 unanswered points in the second period to take a 38-36 halftime lead. After a tight third period, Chris Watson stood out in the fourth as Leuven pulled away for the win. Watson had 15 points and 9 rebounds, Ian Hanavan 15 points and Marshall Phillips 13 for Leuven, while Wright finished with 18 points and 8 rebounds, Lavar Postell 15 and Vanja Plisnic 11 points and 8 boards in defeat for Oostende. Euphony Bree surprised Antwerp on the road, 76-80. Kelvin Torbert led Bree with 22 points, Scott Emerson added 13 points and 11 rebounds and Bryan Lynch contributed 10. Gur Shelef had 16 points and 4 assists for Antwerp, while Senne Geukens and Mladen Sekularac added 12 each. Trevor Huffman and Pablo Gonzalez scored 18 and 17, respectively, to lead Aalstar past R Atomia Brussels 84-57, and Liège Basket defeated Verviers-Pepinster 77-82 behind Ronnie McCollum's 19 points.
| LAST GAME GAME 10 - November 11, 2006 | | Day | Match | Result | | Nov. 11 | Verviers-Pepinster vs. Liège Basket | 77-82 | | Nov. 11 | Sanex Antwerp G vs. Euphony Bree | 76-80 | | Nov. 11 | Spirou Charleroi vs. Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 82-75 | | Nov. 11 | Basket Gr Leuven vs. Telindus Oostende | 76-67 | | Nov. 11 | Okapi Aalstar vs. R Atomia Brussels | 84-57 |
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| NEXT GAME GAME 11 - November 18-19, 2006 | | Day | Match | | Nov. 18 | Euphony Bree vs. Spirou Charleroi | | Nov. 18 | Telindus Oostende vs. Sanex Antwerp G | | Nov. 18 | Dexia Mons vs. Verviers-Pepinster | | Nov. 19 | R Atomia Brussels vs. Basket Gr Leuven | | Nov. 19 | Okapi Aalstar vs. Liège Basket |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | Spirou Charleroi | 10 | 8 | 2 | 819 | 677 | | 2 | Okapi Aalstar | 11 | 7 | 4 | 867 | 866 | | 3 | Sanex Antwerp G | 10 | 7 | 3 | 788 | 734 | | 4 | Telindus Oostende | 10 | 6 | 4 | 795 | 735 | | 5 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 10 | 6 | 4 | 789 | 731 | | 6 | Basket Gr Leuven | 10 | 5 | 5 | 750 | 728 | | 7 | Liège Basket | 10 | 5 | 5 | 792 | 798 | | 8 | Euphony Bree | 11 | 4 | 7 | 817 | 857 | | 9 | Verviers-Pepinster | 10 | 2 | 8 | 747 | 901 | | 10 | R Atomia Brussels | 10 | 1 | 9 | 680 | 817 |
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