St.-Truidense held off a spirited second-half comeback to take down Union BC Quaregnon 77–66 in Group A play, pulling away late to secure an 11-point margin that felt harder-fought than the scoreline suggests. The game stayed tight early. St.-Truidense led 21–20 after one, then extended to 36–33 at half-time with a 15-point second quarter. Union BC Quaregnon clawed back with an 8-0 run in the third that closed the gap to 41–40 mid-quarter, but St.-Truidense answered with a 20–12 third-quarter edge to reach 56–45 heading into the fourth. The home side's cushion ballooned to as much as 13 points with 15 seconds left, though Union BC Quaregnon matched St.-Truidense 21–21 in the final frame to make it respectable. Rune Ponsaers and Lenn Leenen powered St.-Truidense's attack. Ponsaers finished with 18 points and 8 rebounds on 8-of-17 shooting, while Leenen added 18 points on 6 of 14 with four three-pointers and 7 assists. Noa Lacrosse contributed 11 points and 6 boards on efficient 4-of-6 work from the floor. Anthony Tshiteya-Tshimbula led Union BC Quaregnon with 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting and a pair of threes, but lacked enough support to bridge the gap. Sven Poisson chipped in 11 points on limited volume. St.-Truidense visit Royal Nivelles Basketball on Sunday 20 September.
Lenn Leenen steered St.-Truidense past Union BC Quaregnon with 18 points, 7 assists and a team-high efficiency rating across 26 minutes at Tuinwijk. The guard's 6-of-14 shooting (4-of-10 from three) and 2-of-3 free throws translated to a 77–66 home win, an 11-point margin that reflected clear control through Group A play. Leenen's ball movement—seven dimes against just one turnover—kept St.-Truidense's offence ticking over a Quaregnon side that never found rhythm. His interior touch stayed sharp despite a modest overall field-goal percentage, and the distributional work gave him the nod on efficiency despite a rebound column that read empty. The gap widened in the second half, and Leenen's steadiness in the backcourt was central to that. Next up: a road fixture that will test whether this level of play travels.
Shawn Mousseau's 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting propelled St.-Truidense past Phantoms Basket Boom 79–69 at home, a ten-point margin that reflected control rather than drama. The forward worked efficiently through thirty minutes, adding six rebounds and four assists while turning the ball over just once, and his perimeter touch—2 of 2 from three—gave St.-Truidense a spacing weapon that the defence had to respect. Mousseau's game was built on clean basketball. Three steals showed his activity on the other end; he fouled only three times across the full half-hour. The free-throw line went unused (0 of 0), a sign he wasn't forcing contact but rather letting the jumper and the drive do their work within flow. St.-Truidense's ten-point win was a thorough one, and Mousseau's balance—ball movement, shot-making, defence—was the template for how they did it. Group A play continues ahead.
St.-Truidense pulled away late to hold off Phantoms Basket Boom, 79–69, in a Group A contest that swung sharply across four quarters. Phantoms Basket Boom started strong, leading 12 points midway through the first quarter before St.-Truidense clawed back into it. At half-time the score stood 23–34, still in Boom's favour. The third quarter became St.-Truidense's turning point. They outscored Phantoms Basket Boom 29–19 in the period to seize a 52–53 lead — their first of the match — going into the fourth. Phantoms Basket Boom mounted a mid-quarter push, reeling off a 10-0 run to edge ahead 55–52, but St.-Truidense had the final answer. They built their lead to 13 with just over a minute remaining and held firm down the stretch. Noa Lacrosse was nearly perfect for St.-Truidense, hitting 18 points on 7/9 shooting with a clean 3/3 from three. Shawn Mousseau added 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists; Ilias Temsamani chipped in 14 and 5 boards. For Phantoms Basket Boom, Mitchel Gorremans and Bert Van De Broek each managed 12 points, but neither could find consistent rhythm from the field. St.-Truidense host Union BC Quaregnon on Saturday, 12 September. Phantoms Basket Boom visit Royal Nivelles Basketball the same day.
Rune Ponsaers carried St.-Truidense on the boards through a losing effort against Bavi Vilvoorde, pulling down 17 rebounds across 38 minutes — a statement of effort that could not overcome a six-point defeat in the Beker van België group stage. The 13 points came on 4-of-11 shooting, with a perfect 4-for-4 night from the free-throw line. Ponsaers added 2 assists and 1 block, though 2 turnovers and 3 fouls were the tax of his heavy workload. At the other end of the floor, Bavi Vilvoorde's firepower proved decisive as St.-Truidense fell 82–76 at home. The rebounding battle was Ponsaers's domain — 17 boards is the kind of glass work that keeps possessions alive — but it was not enough to generate the scoring his side needed. St.-Truidense's group stage campaign ends here, and a six-point loss underlines how narrow the margin was between progression and exit in a competition that demanded both consistency and punch.
🏀 Final: St.-Truidense 76–82 Bavi Vilvoorde. Top: Lenn Leenen 16 PTS.
Yannick Ravert shot the lights out for St.-Truidense, finishing with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals in 28 minutes on an efficient 7-for-9 from the field. The decisive margin was just one point — St.-Truidense held on to beat Royal IV Brussels 69–68 away in the Beker van België group stage, and Ravert's near-perfect night at the rim was the difference. He did not attempt a three-pointer and did not record a block, but he did not need to. In a game decided by inches, his 77.8% shooting efficiency and 2-for-2 accuracy from the free-throw line kept St.-Truidense upright when Royal IV Brussels pressed hard down the stretch. Two turnovers and three fouls showed he was not untouchable — he stayed grounded in the flow of the match — but his touch inside carried the load. Group-stage play in the cup continues to sort itself out. St.-Truidense's next fixture will test whether this kind of precision holds up under the pressure of tighter schedules ahead.
One point. That's what separated Royal IV Brussels from a Beker van België Group Stage win on Sunday, St.-Truidense stealing a finish that went to the final minutes. Royal IV Brussels started sharp — 17–9 after the first quarter — but couldn't sustain it. St.-Truidense clawed back to within a possession by half-time (34–25), then outscored their hosts 19–14 in the third to take the lead at 48–44. The fourth quarter became a chess match: Royal IV Brussels pushed back with 20 points in the quarter, but St.-Truidense's 25 proved just enough. The hosts fell 68–69. Yannick Ravert led St.-Truidense with 16 PTS on 7/9 shooting, clinical efficiency when it mattered. Lenn Leenen added 15 PTS on 4/6 threes, and Abel Baptista chipped in 13 PTS. For Royal IV Brussels, Noah Zappulla distributed well (5 AST) while scoring 11 PTS on 3/6 threes, and Noé Botuli matched him with 11 PTS off the bench — but the perimeter shooting wasn't enough to close the gap in a game decided by inches. Royal IV Brussels face Spirou Basket Charleroi B next Sunday.
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