Basket Sijsele - A

Robin Malpas

RBC Pepinster East Belgium - A · 28 min★★★★★

17 pts5 reb0 ast59.0 TIB EFF

Robin Malpas made the most of his 28 minutes, posting 17 points on near-perfect shooting as RBC Pepinster East Belgium escaped Basket Sijsele with a 76–69 road win in Group B play. The forward's efficiency was the difference: 6 of 7 from the floor, including 1 of 1 from three, and 4 of 5 at the line. He did not record an assist or steal, and turned the ball over once, but his scoring punch was enough to carry the visitors past a Sijsele side that stayed within arm's reach through the final buzzer. A seven-point margin is workable but not comfortable in the Top Division. RBC Pepinster East Belgium will need that same shooting touch when the Group B schedule continues.

Royal Nivelles Basketball - A

57–63

Final

Basket Sijsele - A

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2

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Nivelles

15

16

10

16

Sijsele

19

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16

Basket Sijsele held on in a Group Stage contest that stayed level through thirty minutes before tilting in their favour down the stretch. Royal Nivelles Basketball and Sijsele were locked at 31–31 at half-time, but a third-quarter run — Sijsele outscored their hosts 16–10 — opened up a 47–41 gap entering the final frame. Royal Nivelles Basketball clawed back with 16 points in Q4, but Sijsele matched that output to secure a 63–57 win. Kenneth De Vos led Sijsele's offence with 21 points on efficient 9/13 shooting, while J'Nathan Bullock added a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds—both pieces holding firm when Royal Nivelles Basketball pressed late. Bataille Cyril paced the hosts with 14 points on 5/9 from the floor, including 3/7 from three, but the supporting cast couldn't generate enough to overtake. A hard-fought Group Stage victory for Sijsele. Royal Nivelles Basketball travel to AB0 LDP Donza on Friday, 28 August.