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Landon Unruh
LDP Donza – Ieper 76-73
LDP Donza made 17-of-19 charity shots (89.5 percent) during the game. Forward Landon Unruh (188-1997) stepped up and scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners and center Rik Van den Berghe (206-1993) chipped in 18 points. LDP Donza’s coach Kenneth Desloovere allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side Thomas Mertens (190-1993) responded with 15 points and 9 rebounds and guard Kjell Devacht (186-1991) scored 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Ieper: T.Mertens 15+9reb+3ast, R.Spaens 14+1reb, V.Shevchuk 13+6reb, K.Devacht 12+7reb+4ast, A.D’Herck 9+3reb+1ast, S.Nikolov 6+6reb+2ast
LDP Donza: R.Van den Berghe 18+2reb, S.Van Caeneghem 12+6reb+1ast, U.Landon 12+5reb+5ast, S.Gesquiere 11+6reb, S.Geukens 8+4reb+3ast, T.Van Hille 6+2reb
gschID: 1073314
Melsele – Giants B 94-67
Melsele dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to Giants B’s 20 and made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They outrebounded Giants B 39-25 including 27 on the defensive glass. Melsele looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Giants B’s players. Jens Bouckaert (199-1991) nailed 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and forward Mitchel Gorremans (191-1985) accounted for 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Melsele players scored in double figures. Guard Noah Meeusen (189-2005) came up with 23 points and forward Abel Baptista (195-1996) added 7 points and 6 assists respectively for Giants B in the defeat. Giants B’s coach Luc Smout gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win.
Top scorers:
Giants B: M.Noah 23+2reb+1ast, L.Coppens 13+2reb, O.Mathias 9+1reb, A.Baptista 7+4reb+6ast, R.Alexander 4+4reb, D.Ridder Thijs 4+1reb
Melsele: V.Vanden Berghe 18+2reb+3ast, J.Bouckaert 17+8reb+4ast, M.Gorremans 16+8reb+5ast, P.Peeters 11+6reb+1ast, L.Anthonis 8+5reb, G.Hockins 8+3reb+3ast
gschID: 1073315
Kortrijk – Waregem 97-80
Worth to mention a great performance of Croatian forward Dani Koljanin (202-1996, college: UALR) who helped to win the game recording 20 points and 9 rebounds. Mathieu Coucke (197-2000) contributed with 19 points and 5 assists for the winners. Forward Noah Gebbert (195-2001) answered with 23 points and forward Maxime Verspeeten (192-1994) added 13 points and 5 assists in the effort for Waregem. Five Kortrijk and four Waregem players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Waregem: G.Noah 23+1ast, L.Sissoko 14+6reb+1ast, M.Verspeeten 13+4reb+5ast, J.Bullock 12+1reb+2ast, T.Bruyneel 6+1reb, G.Dierickx 5+4reb+1ast
Kortrijk: D.Koljanin 20+9reb+1ast, C.Mathieu 19+2reb+5ast, N.Tomsick 18+3ast, N.De Ridder 10+6reb+2ast, P.Sean 10+6reb+6ast, B.Guillemyn 10
gschID: 1073316
Royal Brussels – Guco Lier 56-62
Guco Lier outrebounded Royal Brussels 47-32 including a 39-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Matthijs Van Den Eynde (195-2001) nailed 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side and guard Cas Van Oosterwyck (183-2003) accounted for 18 points. Center Anael Ahanda (196-1995) came up with 7 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Rochdi Benzouien (181-1996) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Royal Brussels in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Royal Brussels: R.Benzouien 10+5reb+2ast, F.Lait 10+1reb, K.Okundaye 10, A.Anael 7+10reb+1ast, A.Marion 6+3reb, T.Elijah 5+2reb
Guco Lier: V.Oosterwyck Cas 18+2reb+2ast, V.Den Eynde Matthijs 14+5reb+3ast, S.Dewit 10+7reb, N.Xhaet 5+5reb, S.Van den Bogaert 5+5reb+4ast, I.Brecht 4+11reb
gschID: 1073317
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