Euromillions Basket League – First defeat for Aalst, Brussels bows in Ostend

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Pathetic in the first half (45-16), the Brussels fought to the end.

Ostend Brussels: 74 -62

If we were expecting a very satisfactory start to the outgoing champion (3/3), the departure of the Brussels (1/3) was more disappointing in the way than in the result. The Brussels team is struggling to find its bearings and its American colony does not meet expectations.

It was no different yesterday at the Versluys Dome with the aggravating circumstance that there was more resignation than rebellion on the part of the people of Brussels. The team of the capital literally sank body and soul during the initial twenty minutes. The revolt came after the thirtieth Bell and his Belgians.

Without Lichodzijewski (ankle), the visitor's interior sector bent and broke with ease. Counted two, the Augustin-Fairell-Spicer duo weighed neither on the scales nor in the air against the rough Thompson and the promising Sylla: 19-9 (7th).

Ostend was on a cloud and outclassed his opponent. The coach Gjergja took the opportunity to rotate his workforce that shone more by its homogeneity than by its success at a distance.

What about the Brussels, completely haggard and unbound? The group (which had only the name) of Serge Crevecoeur marked his first basket of full game of the second quarter at … buzzer of the half-time: 45-16.

Resigned, the coach Crevecoeur introduced the young Izaw Bolavie from the 27th. Well it took him, his teammates showed fangs while Ostend warmed with the referee body.

Nervous (exclusion Schwartz, technical foul bench, then exclusion Gjergja), the BCO had lost all its fluidity. In the atmosphere that we can guess and with Belgians on the ground alongside Bell, the Brussels had regained strength. Initiated at a distance with triples of Robeyns, Bell and Foerts, the Brussels baroud d'honneur failed at twelve units: 74-62.

Ostend:

24/65 (7×3), 19/28 LF, 56 reb., 19 ass., 20 events. Buysse 2-8, Van Der Vuurst De Vries 4-0, Schwartz 3-0, MWEMA 2-8, ANGOLA-RODAS 8-7, DESIRON 0-2, Buysschaert -, DJORDJEVIC 0-1, THOMPSON 8-0, McIntosh 10-0, SYLLA 8-3.

Brussels:

21/62 (8×3), 12/20 LF, 36 reb., 11 ass., 21 fest. Izaw Bolavie -, LOUBRY 2-0, Bell 0-12, Foerts N. 1-5, Robeyns 2-3, Cumberbatch 2-2, Spicer at -6, BRADFORD 4-1, FOERTS J. 3-15, AUGUSTIN- FAIRELL 2-2.

Referees:

Messrs. Geller, Deblieck, Engels

quarterfinals:

26-11, 19-5, 12-17, 17-29.

Hung up to the end, Mons emerged at the Aalst Forum after a high-level match.

Aalst – Mons-Hainaut 68-69

The number 13 will not bring misfortune to the Foxes who fought hard at the forum rallied by a large audience despite the ups and downs of a week agitated on the extra-sporting plan (an administrative problem of transfer of registration number of Aalst side had a moment threatened this duel at the top of group A).

It was that the poster between these two undefeated teams promised sparks. From the outset, Arik Smith was incandescent beyond the line of 6m75 (3/4). What compel Trevor Huffmann to crack a first time out after 2min 30 only. If Alyst in a more classical style stopped the bleeding for a time, Bosnic put a layer in by introducing Reinhardt, just as smoking as his friend Smith. Faced with visitors who impressed collectively as the finish, Aalst had much merit not to crack. He owed it mainly to Maric's mammoth work as close to the double-double at whistle resting on the score of 33-35.

Like a big diesel,

the Okapis were slowly warming up but as soon as they recovered, they found their best fuel in the image of a now hot Riley Lachance, also a 45-40 dumpling. With a more balanced attack now, the Okapis pushed their opponent into the ropes as the fouls rained down on the Mons camp. But they remained calm until the end even if they had to wait … 39 minutes to finally get a free throw.

As the two teams went for one shot, it was Smith and Reinhardt who made the success of the Renards camp a definite success, leaving them undefeated with 13 consecutive victories in the preparation matches.