BNXT Overview Round 1
Belgian Competition: Liège Basket – Okapi Aalst: 82-73 Nice win by Liège Basket who used a strong final quarter to pull away from Aalst to get the 82-73 victory to start off their season. Newcomer Ziga Fifolt had himself a very solid game and finished with the 19 pts & 13 rebs Double-Double for Lièg
Belgian Competition:
Liège Basket – Okapi Aalst: 82-73
Nice win by Liège Basket who used a strong final quarter to pull away from Aalst to get the 82-73 victory to start off their season.
Newcomer Ziga Fifolt had himself a very solid game and finished with the 19 pts & 13 rebs Double-Double for Liège. He received plenty of help from another newcomer in the squad, Belgian youngster Niels Van Den Eynde who knocked down 17 pts on 6-9 FG shooting and added 5 asts in his debut with Liège. That other young guard James Potier also had a strong game, coming off the bench to record 12 pts on a perfect 4-4 FG shooting in only 14 minutes of action.
It was a tough loss for the youngsters of Aalst who will count on their 3 import players to carry the biggest load for them this season. Newcomer Jordan Walker did exactly that and finished as top-scorer in the game with his 22 pts, while Ivan Maras (13 pts, 7 rebs, 6 asts, 2 stls & 2 blks) and Nikola Popovic (15 pts & 6 rebs) also performed very well. Unfortunately for Aalst it simply wasn’t enough in this one to get that W.