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Top of the table: Partena Professional Okapi Aalst, Windrose Giants Antwerp and Brussels Basketball (2–0). Biggest climber: Coretec Oostende, up 6 places. Full table: https://www.thisisbasketball.eu/leagues/bnxt?tab=standings
Douglas Konieczny Jr. made it look routine in Groningen: 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, 7 rebounds, zero turnovers in 24 minutes. Val-Dieu Spirou Basket dismantled Donar 90–63 on the road, and Konieczny's efficiency — he also went 3-for-4 from three and made both his free throws — set the tone early. That kind of shooting night, combined with care with the ball, leaves little margin for a host team to build anything. The 27-point margin speaks for itself. Val-Dieu Spirou controlled the pace and didn't need to labor for it. Next up for them is a home fixture.
Val-Dieu Spirou Basket dismantled Donar Groningen 90-63 to hand the visitors their first loss of the season. A 27-point margin — and the story was set in the second quarter alone, when Spirou outscored Donar 28-11 to take a 25-point lead into half-time at 55-30. The damage only widened. Donar scraped together 13 points in the third while Spirou added 20, including an 11-0 run that pushed the lead to 35 points with 3:40 left in the quarter. By the end of three, Spirou led 75-43 — a game already decided. Donar won the fourth 20-15, a hollow consolation that left them at 2-1 and Spirou now level at 2-1 after their opening loss. Douglas Konieczny Jr. led the charge with 23 points on 9-13 shooting and 3-4 from three. Adedayo Polet added 22 points, including a sharp 5-9 from distance. Eduardo Andre controlled the glass with 9 rebounds and 2 blocks across 11 points on efficient 5-7 shooting. Michael McCalister's 20 points on 8-14 for Donar were good work in a lost cause; Aleksandre Merkviladze managed 12 points but needed 13 shots to get them. Donar travel to Partena Professional Okapi Aalst on Sunday 25 October, hoping to bounce back. Spirou stay home to face Coretec Oostende on Friday 23 October.
Kevon Godwin has been threading the offense for Donar Groningen with precision in recent weeks — 7.5 assists per game to go with 15 points, running at a 59.3 TIB efficiency rating — but he faces a scoring threat tonight that will demand constant attention. Douglas Konieczny Jr. arrives at Val-Dieu Spirou Basket as a different animal: 19 points per game on 57.5 efficiency, a pure volume scorer operating almost entirely on his own (0.3 assists). One orchestrates; one decimates. The BNXT League matchup hinges partly on whether Donar can control pace and flow through Godwin's playmaking, or whether Konieczny Jr. simply imposes his will in isolation. Spirou's reliance on a lone offensive engine versus Groningen's distributed attack sets up a classic structural tension — and both players' recent form suggests they're ready to deliver. Tip-off is in three hours. Catch it live.
Mac McClung made the difference for FIATC Girona in a 91-76 road win over Coretec Oostende on Wednesday, finishing with 22 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in 26 minutes — a clean 9 of 13 from the field and 3 of 5 from three. The scoreline tells the story: Oostende never found its rhythm, and McClung's efficiency in the opening stretches set the tone early. His shooting touch — particularly from distance — gave Girona a cushion that only grew as the match wore on. Four turnovers and a single free throw miss were the only blemishes on an otherwise controlled display. It was not a close contest. A 15-point margin in Group B play is decisive, and McClung's scoring load in limited minutes underscored how thoroughly Girona dominated the encounter. Oostende will need to regroup quickly as the FIBA Europe Cup group stage continues.
Jassel Perez carries a scoring edge into tonight's FIBA Europe Cup matchup, but Konstantin Kostadinov will not be an easy assignment for the FIATC Girona wing. Perez has been the sharper force in recent weeks — 15.8 points per game at 50.4 TIB Efficiency, with the ball moving through his hands at 3.3 assists per outing. Kostadinov, for his part, sits at 13.3 PPG on a 48.4 rating, a quieter but still formidable presence that has kept Coretec Oostende competitive. The Spanish side's playmaking edge in that assist gap will matter; Girona's willingness to move the ball against a Belgian side hunting stops could define the flow of this one. Both men operate in that high-efficiency band — above 48 — which means defensive pressure will be the deciding lever. Oostende's interior presence and Girona's perimeter touch are built on players who punish careless possessions. Whoever controls the pace and forces the other into late-clock scrambles shapes the narrative. Tipoff is in three hours. Follow it live.
Vincent Mommer's 12 points steered RBC Belgrade to a hard-fought 61–53 win at Pibo, a defensive struggle that hinged on discipline and limited possessions. Mommer shot 5-for-14 from the field and made his only free throw, but his real value lay elsewhere. He picked up 2 steals and committed zero turnovers across 23 minutes—a clean sheet on ball security that reflected the game's grinding rhythm. Both teams seemed content to grind rather than run; Belgrade's eight-point margin was built on attrition, not explosive play. The shooting was labored on both sides. Mommer's 1-for-8 from three-point range told the broader story: Group A's Top Division Men 2 pace rarely permitted rhythm. He grabbed 4 rebounds and dished one assist, doing the quiet work that a road win demands. Belgrade stays grounded in Group A's muddy middle, while Tongeren faces another low-scoring setback at home.
For full transparency, this is our TIB Efficiency Rating — the same idea as the standard FIBA/NBA efficiency, with our own weightings and a competition-strength adjustment: ✅ Positive: (2×PTS)+(2×REB)+(3.5×AST)+(4×STL)+(5×BLK)+(3×2FGM)+(4×3FGM)+(2×FTM)+(5×WIN) ❎ Negative: (4×TO)+(3×PF)+(3×(2FGA−2FGM))+(2×(3FGA−3FGM))+(4×(FTA−FTM))+(5×LOSS) 👉 TIB EFF = (Positive − Negative) ÷ Games Played
After Matchday 5 of group play in Top Division Men 1, here's where the TIB Efficiency leaderboard stands — and it's not close at the top. Andrej Cuyvers has built a fortress. His 124.3 TIB EFF is nearly twice the mark of the player in second place, a gap that speaks to the consistency and all-around impact he's delivering night after night. That margin isn't statistical noise; it's the product of sound decision-making, floor spacing, and the kind of reliable two-way work that reshapes a rotation. Osahon Obasohan sits in the clear air behind him at 71.7, a solid hold on second, while Jens Bouckaert (60.2) and Landon Unruh (59.3) occupy the next tier — both contributors who move the needle, though on a different scale. Matteo Verstraete rounds out the top five at 43.9. Cuyvers' lead is the story here: not dominant in one area, but reliable everywhere, the kind of season-long baseline efficiency that wins close games. For full transparency, this is our TIB Efficiency Rating — the same idea as the standard FIBA/NBA efficiency, with our own weightings and a competition-strength adjustment: ✅ Positive: (2×PTS)+(2×REB)+(3.5×AST)+(4×STL)+(5×BLK)+(3×2FGM)+(4×3FGM)+(2×FTM)+(5×WIN) ❎ Negative: (4×TO)+(3×PF)+(3×(2FGA−2FGM))+(2×(3FGA−3FGM))+(4×(FTA−FTM))+(5×LOSS) 👉 TIB EFF = (Positive − Negative) ÷ Games Played
Mitchel Gorremans made the most of 25 minutes at Braxhall, finishing with 20 points on near-perfect efficiency: 7-of-9 from the floor, 6-of-6 at the line, plus 5 assists and a steal. He did not record a turnover. Phantoms Basket Boom ran out 85–70 winners over St-Niklase Condors in Group A, a 15-point margin that felt comfortable by the finish. Gorremans accuracy in the half-court and his willingness to move the ball—no wasted possessions—set the tempo early and gave Boom a foundation they did not relinquish. For a player to reach 20 points and five dimes without a turnover in the Top Division is a clean night; Gorremans delivered it when it mattered, in a game his side controlled.
Niels Van Den Eynde put Partena Professional Okapi Aalst on his back in Mechelen, finishing with 23 points, 6 assists and 4 steals across 29 minutes as the visitors pulled away to a 94–79 road win. He shot 10 of 15 from the floor and moved the ball when defenses tightened, orchestrating the kind of efficient two-way night that kept Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen at arm's length throughout. A 15-point margin on the road is no accident. Van Den Eynde's 66.7% field-goal clip and willingness to create for others—he had more assists than turnovers despite a busy offensive load—set the tone early and never let Mechelen climb back into it. The five turnovers are a blemish on an otherwise clean sheet, but his hands on defense (those four steals) more than compensated. Partena Professional Okapi Aalst returns to action next, while Mechelen faces the challenge of regrouping after a lopsided home defeat.
Top of the table: AB0 LDP Donza and Basics Melsele-Beveren (5–0). Biggest climber: BBC Falco Gent and Avanti Brugge 2015, up 3 places. Full table: https://www.thisisbasketball.eu/leagues/tdm1?tab=standings
Group A: Gembo Borgerhout (5–0) on top. Biggest climber: Royal IV Brussels, up 2 places. Full table: https://www.thisisbasketball.eu/leagues/top-division-men-2?tab=standings
AB0 LDP Donza dismantled Windrose Giants Antwerp B with a 14-point win, never seriously threatened once they seized control early. A 13-0 run midway through the first quarter — the score jumping from 4-7 to 17-7 — set the tone. Donza led 26-17 at the end of the quarter and kept the pressure steady through the half, taking a commanding 41-27 advantage into the break. The third quarter was no contest. Donza outscored Antwerp B 28-20 to push the lead to 22 points at 69-47, and though Antwerp B won the fourth quarter 27-19, the result had long been settled. Donza's biggest lead ballooned to 31 points with 6:56 remaining in the fourth, leaving no doubt about the outcome. Owen Soontjens led Donza's attack with 20 points on efficient 7-of-13 shooting and a sharp 6-of-10 from three. Wout Verborgt added 14 points (6/12 FG, 2/5 3P) and five rebounds. Nessim Gasana chipped in 12 points and 7 rebounds. For Antwerp B, Zlatan Jakara posted 21 points on 7-of-16 shooting with a perfect 5-of-5 from the line, and Youssef Zagdoud contributed 17 points and six steals, but their efforts came too late to matter. Donza travel to BC Guco Lier on Sunday, 18 October.
Basket SKT Ieper held off BBC Croonen Lommel 67–65 in a back-and-forth Top Division fixture, surviving a second-half collapse to steal a one-possession win. The home side seized early control, rallying from an early deficit with a 9-0 run midway through the first quarter to build momentum. Ieper's lead swelled to 11 by the 09:31 mark of the second quarter—their largest cushion—but Lommel clawed back hard, outscoring Ieper 22–14 in that second frame to flip the script and lead 33–31 at the half. The third quarter saw both teams trade scores evenly (16–14, Ieper's way), leaving the game deadlocked at 47–47 heading into the fourth. Neither team pulled clear in the final stretch. Eleven lead changes and five ties told the story of a game decided by margins of one or two possessions throughout, with the decisive moments arriving in the closing minutes before Ieper edged across the line. Robbe Van Den Bossche led Ieper with 14 points and 9 rebounds, while Ozzy Massey added a double-double (11 PTS, 10 REB, 3/5 from three). Mauro Coudyser chipped in 10 points on efficient 4/6 shooting. For Lommel, Toon Wesenbeek went 15 PTS and 9 REB; Toon Ceyssens added 13 points across 9 boards. Ieper travel to Windrose Giants Antwerp B on Sunday 18 October.
Jorre De Wilde's steady hand steered Gent-Oost Eagles past Amon Jeugd Gentson in a two-point Group A thriller at Eagles HQ—14 points on clean shooting, three assists and a steal across 29 minutes the difference in a 71–69 result that required every point. De Wilde worked efficiently within the flow: 6 of 10 from the floor, 2 of 4 from three, no turnovers in his half-hour on court. In a game decided by margins that tight, the absence of careless play mattered as much as the scoring itself. He moved the ball (three dimes), stayed disciplined on defense, and let the offense come naturally rather than forcing it. Amon Jeugd Gentson had every chance to steal it—a one-possession game deep into the fourth—but Gent-Oost's poise, embodied in De Wilde's composed performance, held firm.
Eight lead changes and a two-point finish: Gent-Oost Eagles survived a late charge from Amon Jeugd Gentson to inch out a 71–69 win in Group A, improving to 3–2 on the season. The Eagles built early momentum, winning the first quarter 24–23 and stretching their lead to seven points midway through the second (37–30). A tight first half ended 44–41 in their favour, but the third quarter unraveled. Amon Jeugd Gentson outscored them 20–15 and took a two-point lead into the final frame at 61–59, powered by a crisp 8–0 run midway through the period. The fourth quarter became a chess match. Gent-Oost Eagles won it 12–8, but Amon Jeugd Gentson stayed within one possession until the final buzzer, never quite able to force overtime. Jorre De Wilde led the Eagles with 14 points on efficient 6–10 shooting, including 2–4 from three. Jean-Michel Citona chipped in 9 points with three three-pointers. For Amon Jeugd Gentson, Warre Crombez poured in a game-high 20 points (7–18 FG, 5–9 FT), and Ayman Abou El Einein added 13 with a strong 5–8 two-point rate, but it wasn't enough. Amon Jeugd Gentson slip to 1–4. Gent-Oost Eagles host CEP Fleurus on Sunday, 18 October.
Basket Tongeren's early control crumbled in the final quarter as RBC Belgrade pulled away to a hard-fought 61–53 victory in Group A play. Tongeren dictated the opening half, led by as many as 10 points early in the second quarter and held a 34–28 advantage at the break. An 11-0 run midway through the first—from 2-5 to 13-5—had given them genuine momentum. The third quarter stayed tight, Tongeren still ahead 46–41 heading into the final eight minutes. Belgrade's fourth quarter told a different story. They outscored Tongeren 20-7 to claim the eight-point win, seizing a 9-point lead with under two minutes to play. Tongeren never found their rhythm down the stretch; neither team shot well overall, but Belgrade's efficiency in that decisive period made the difference. Sam Proesmans led Tongeren with 13 points on 6-of-6 free throws, while Giuliano Neri added 13 and Jente Neven finished with 12 rebounds. For Belgrade, Mehdi Cerquarelli managed 14 points despite a tough 5-of-17 shooting night, with Vincent Mommer chipping in 12. Tongeren travel to Amon Jeugd Gentson on Saturday, looking to bounce back.
Plamedi Ngolo Masaka made the most of his 20 minutes on the floor for Royal Nivelles Basketball, finishing with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on an efficient 5-of-6 shooting (3-of-3 from three-point range). His only blemish was a 1-of-8 night at the free-throw line, but it barely mattered in a blowout. Royal Nivelles dismantled Union BC Quaregnon 77–51 at home in Group A, a 26-point margin that tells its own story. Masaka's clean shooting—especially his three-point accuracy—anchored a dominant performance that made Quaregnon's visit to Salle Omnisports Parc de la Dodaine a one-sided affair. The efficiency was the takeaway here: six shot attempts, five made buckets, eight boards in two-thirds of a game. That kind of return on possessions is exactly what separates a routine win from a statement one in the Top Division.
Augustas Peciukevicius steered Kontich Wolves to an 79–71 road win over Bavi Vilvoorde with a steady all-around performance: 20 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in 35 minutes. He shot 6 of 11 from the floor and a clean 8 of 9 from the line, the kind of efficient night that made the difference in a game decided by eight. Peciukevicius didn't force anything—four turnovers and just one three-point attempt underline a player content to work within the flow of the game. On the boards he was active; his nine rebounds gave Kontich Wolves ballast in a contest that never felt settled until late. The free-throw shooting, especially, was a weapon when Vilvoorde's defense tightened. It's the kind of performance that wins road games in the Top Division: no heroics, no waste, the right reads at the right time. Kontich Wolves head home with the result; Vilvoorde will need a sharp response next time out.
