Australian League Round 16
The final round of the regular season started with one game on Wednesday that had no impact on the standings, but both teams were still preparing for the rest of the season as Townsville won 83-50 at Sydney. On Saturday, two eliminated teams faced off with two playoff teams and Jade Melbourne and Canberra ended their season on a high note with an 83-74 win over Veronica Burton and Bendigo. Sydney does not have momentum heading into a difficult playoff matchup, as Naz Hillmon and Southside left with an 83-67 win over Shaneice Swain and company. Two teams closing out their seasons played the first game on Sunday and Adelaide defeated Geelong 87-70. That set up the last game of the regular season between teams who were going to immediately turn around and face each to start the playoffs with who would host the opener on the line. The game more than lived up to any possible expectations as overtime was needed before Ally Wilson and Perth left with an 87-86 win over Courtney Woods and Townsville.
February 12
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2516061/bs.html
Sydney Flames [50]: Taylor 14 Brancatisano 11 Pitman 10/6r Tupaea 8 Swain 0 Morris 0
Townsville Fire [83]: Ellis 16 Fowler 13/8r Cox 12 Froling 9/7r Woods 9 Mansfield 8 Coffey 7/8r Lok 3 Cochrane 0
February 15
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2516063/bs.html
Canberra Capitals [83]: Melbourne 40/10r/7a Collier 14/10r Munger 11/6r Puoch 9 Bishop 2/6r Deeble 0 Jefferson 0
Bendigo Spirit [74]: Burton 29/7a Griffin 11/10r Whitcomb 11/6r Tolo 10 Hannan 0
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2516064/bs.html
Sydney Flames [67]: Swain 20 Tupaea 15 Morris 11/11r Deas 11/10r
Southside Flyers [83]: Hillmon 30/9r Rocci 17/9a Loughridge 14 Ernst 8/7r
February 16
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2516066/bs.html
Adelaide Lightning [87]: Turner 19/9r Talbot 17/8r/6a Bourne 16/6r Borlase 12/9r Dean 10 Andrews 9
Geelong United [70]: Brett 18/9r Shelley 12 Hank 11/8r Potter 10 Jones 8/7r Sharp 4
https://fibalivestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/wnbl/2516065/bs.html
Townsville Fire [86]: Woods 27/7r Coffey 19/9r Cox 14/10r Froling 8/10r Fowler 7/7r Ellis 6 Mansfield 2
Perth Lynx [87]: Wilson 21 Amihere 18/6b Atwell 16 Maley 11/14r Ciabattoni 9 Clinch Hoycard 5 Sowah 5 Gorman 2 Morrell 0
Standings:
1. Bendigo 18-3
2. Perth 16-5
3. Townsville 15-6
4. Sydney 8-13
5. Canberra 8-13
6. Adelaide 7-14
7. Geelong 6-15
8. Southside 6-15
Leaders:
Scoring: 1. Whitcomb 21.0, 2. Hillmon 19.7, 3. Swain 17.5, 4. Woods 16.3, 5. Amihere 15.9, 6. Melbourne 15.7, 7. Sowah 15.4, 8. George 15.3, 9. Burton 15.1, 10. Borlase 14.6
Rebounding: 1. Turner 12.7, 2. Maley 12.1, 3. George 10.6, 4. Griffin 10.3, 5. Froling 9.8, 6. Hillmon 9.7, 7. Collier 8.5, 8. Cox 7.8, 9. Sharp 7.8, 10. Talbot 7.6
Assists: 1. Melbourne 6.8, 2. Woods 5.7, 3. Whitcomb 5.0, 4. Burton 4.7, 5. Rocci 4.7, 6. Wilson 4.5, 7. Talbot 4.4, 8. Swain 4.0, 9. Dean 3.8, 10. Cole 3.6
Hungarian League Round 18
After a long international break, a game from Round 14 was played on Wednesday and Darcee Garbin and Gyor defeated Darazsak 94-51. Darazsak also started this round on Saturday, losing to Cegled, which handed Aijha Blackwell her professional debut, 73-44. Mar’Shay Moore led BEAC, but Szekszard’s second half got them the 73-63 win. Sopron ended the day with an 89-64 win over MTK. On Sunday, Gyor needed a late comeback to stay in first place with a 90-86 win over Lexi Held and PEAC. Kaila Charles and DVTK matched them with a 92-49 win over Vasas. Makena Marisa and David Kornei pulled away late for a 73-60 win over Szigetszentmiklos.
February 12
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun/whun_85382
Gyor [94]: Garbin 20/7r Kiss 17/17r Goree 13 Dombai 12/7a Acs 2
Darazsak [51]: Bago-Kovacs 18 Jevtovic 16/9r
February 15
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun/whun_85662
Darazsak [44]: Bago-Kovacs 16 Jevtovic 13/17r
Cegled [73]: Blackwell 21/13r Mabrey 19 Barnai 12/10r Farkas 6/7r Orsi 0
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun/whun_85632
Szekszard [73]: Westbeld 18/14r Boros 16 Manyoky 12 Higgins 5/6r Bejedi 3
BEAC [63]: Moore 25/8r Jones 15/10r Ozola 13/8r
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun/whun_85642
Sopron [89]: Brooks 15/8r Krivacevic 13/6r Friskovec 13 Monroe 10 Reid 10/9a Pavlopoulou 0
MTK [64]: Toth 13/7r Prechtel 10/7r Dul 10 Szabo 10 Manis 8
February 16
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun/whun_85622
Gyor [90]: Goree 19 Dombai 19 Dubei 11 Garbin 10 Acs 6
PEAC [86]: Held 27 Reisingerova 17/8r Olawuyi 10 Torok 10 Romeo 7
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun/whun_85612
DVTK [92]: Charles 20 Kanyasi 12 Miklos 12/8s Grigalauskyte 10/8r Gulbe 9 N. Aho 8
Vasas [49]: Davis 15
https://hunbasket.hu/merkozes/x2425/whun/whun_85652
Szigetszentmiklos [60]: Vari 19 Little 13/10r Juhasz 10 Haines 5/7a
David Kornei [73]: Marisa 22 Laufer 16/6r Johnson 9/17r Hegedus 5/6r
Standings:
1. Gyor 16-2
2. DVTK 16-2
3. Sopron 15-3
4. Szekszard 14-4
5. PEAC 12-4
6. MTK 10-7
7. Vasas 8-10
8. BEAC 5-13
9. David Kornei 4-13
10. Cegled 4-14
11. Szigetszentmiklos 2-16
12. Darazsak 0-18
Italian Cup Final 4
The cup winner was crowned this weekend with the recent format of being played at the same venue as the men’s competition continued. In Friday’s first semifinal, Venezia eventually built up a solid lead to get past Derthona 71-59. The other team that got a bye to this round also trailed at the start as Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah and Blanca Quinonez had Campobasso looking to advance to the final and send a message for the playoffs. Ivana Dojkic and Schio took the lead in the second half though and got the 82-73 win to set up Sunday’s final with the top two teams. Schio took the lead early in the game and it held up for a 54-45 win over Venezia as the teams figure to be competing for the championship too later this year.
February 14
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=310&MID=53166
Venezia [71]: Villa 18/9r Berkani 16 Kuier 13 Cubaj 7/14r Smalls 6 Stankovic 6 Pan 5 Santucci 0
Derthona [59]: Attura 14 Melchiori 14 Penna 11 Zahui B 7/6r Fontaine 2
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=310&MID=53167
Schio [82]: Dojkic 20/7s Laksa 16 Salaun 14/7r Sottana 11 Juhasz 4/6r
Campobasso [73]: Kunaiyi-Akpanah 24/15r Quinonez 21 Morrison 14 Scalia 0
February 16
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/Calendar.aspx?ID=310
Venezia [45]: Stankovic 9/10r Kuier 8/10r Berkani 6 Smalls 5 Villa 5 Pan 3 Cubaj 2/9r Santucci 0
Schio [54]: Andre’ 17/6r Dojkic 17 Laksa 9 Salaun 2/7r Juhasz 0/6r
French League Round 16
Only one game was played on the Saturday after the international break and Chartres’s early lead held up in a 72-71 win over Ameryst Alston and Angers, giving them momentum even if the game is unlikely to figure into the playdown standings. On Sunday, Vaciana Gomis and Roche prevailed 83-77 in double-overtime over Shakayla Thomas and Charnay, but pending the results of appealing a points deduction, they still have a tough path out of the playdowns. Leila Lacan put in an incredibly clutch performance in Landes’s 79-74 win over Dayshanette Harris and Lyon. Landerneau has a chance of climbing above Tarbes for the last playoff spot now after a 70-61 win. A battle for second place had Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu and Lattes Montpellier rolling past Charleville-Mezieres 86-57. Bourges is close to sealing up the top seed after Amy Okonkwo led them in a 78-63 win over Carla Leite and Villeneuve-d’Ascq.
February 15
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790077-chartres-angers
Chartres [72]: Colley 18 Le Seyec 13 Enabosi 10 Cooper 8/7r Elenga 4
Angers [71]: Alston 22 Kaba 15/8r Tahane 10/7r Mendez 10 Adams 7/8r
February 16
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790074-roche-vendee-charnay
Roche [83]: Gomis 24 McCarty-Williams 18/6a Phillips 13
Charnay [77]: Thomas 24/14r Balogun 14 Strautmane 10 Djaldi-Tabdi 6
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790078-basket-landes-lyon
Landes [79]: Lacan 27 Geiselsoder 16/12r Slocum 8
Lyon [74]: Harris 20/10r Jocyte 17 Quevedo 16/12r Malonga 10/6r Wojta 2 Lucet 0
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790073-tarbes-landerneau
Tarbes [61]: Fora 14/7a Cooper 13 Zodia 11/6r Musa 10/6r Miyem 7 Ewodo 0
Landerneau [70]: Woolfolk 17/8r Baker 16 Stervinou 12 Akhator 9/11r Trasi 8
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790076-lattes-montpellier-charleville-mezieres
Lattes Montpellier [86]: Fankam Mendjiadeu 24/13r Bernies 18/9a Bailey 16/8r Suarez 13/8a
Charleville-Mezieres [57]: Chevaugeon 13 Franchelin 12 Clarke 11 Dongue 10 Martinez 2
https://basketlfb.com/laboulangerewonderligue/match/790075-villeneuve-d-ascq-bourges
Villeneuve-d’Ascq [63]: Leite 20 Peters 12 Zellous 9/7r Foppossi 6 Sissoko 2 Clark 0
Bourges [78]: Okonkwo 22/6r Diaby 12 Astier 12/8a Duchet 11 Green 8 Spanou 0
Standings:
1. Bourges 14-2
2. Lattes Montpellier 11-5
3. Landes 10-6
4. Charleville-Mezieres 10-6
5. Charnay 10-6
6. Angers 9-7
7. Lyon 8-8
8. Tarbes 6-10
9. Landerneau 6-10
10. Villeneuve-d’Ascq 3-13
11. Chartres 3-13
12. Roche 4-12
Spanish League Round 21
Another full round of games was played on Friday and Ensino pulled a game clear of the drop zone and hurt the playoff chances for Karla Erjavec, Nneka Ezeigbo, and Gran Canaria with a 63-62 win. The battle for who would sit in first place heading into the stretch run saw Valencia leave with an 88-80 win over Chloe Bibby and Girona. Ardoi’s struggles continued with a 90-52 loss to Alima Dembele, Mariam Coulibaly, and Joventut Badalona. Zaragoza stayed above them with an 81-65 win over Sedis. Ferrol stayed in the tie for the last playoff spot with an 82-72 overtime win over Jairis. Avenida’s hot start got them a 76-63 win over Celta. Estudiantes rolled past Araski 80-56. The classic Basque Country rivalry game had Gernika staying in the playoff places with a 71-65 win over Ibaeta.
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2412529
Gran Canaria [62]: Erjavec 21 Contell 16 Ezeigbo 12/20r Toussaint 7 Becker 2
Ensino [63]: Giomi 13/8r Howard 11 Mollenhauer 11 Castedo 9 Soriano 8/7s Fequiere 5 Muhate 4
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2412530
Girona [80]: Bibby 21/10r Toure 16 Lundquist 13 Guerrero 12 Hristova 7 Mack 2 Tate 2 Pierre-Louis 2
Valencia [88]: Torrens 17 Fiebich 15 Casas 12 Romero 10/6a Alexander 9 Iagupova 8 Vitola 6 Mavunga 5 Fingall 4 Turner 2
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2412534
Ardoi [52]: Senosiain 14 Tunstull 13 Ajemba 2 Wone 1 Diez 0
Joventut Badalona [90]: Dembele 23/6r Coulibaly 21/16r Cotano 14/7r Washington 7 Geldof 5 Cruz 2 Piera 2
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2412528
Zaragoza [81]: Nystrom 17 Mane 11 Evans 10 Atkinson 9/6r Flores 8 Pueyo 5 Hermosa 4/6r
Sedis [65]: Ridard 17 Soler 10 Gervasini 10 Baines 8 Murekatete 4 Mata 2 Raventos 0
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2412531
Ferrol [82]: Melia 16 Millan 14/6r Pospisilova 13 Mestres 11/7r Mataix 11 Joiner 2 Davis 0 Sanchez Ramos 0
Jairis [72]: Bertsch 19 Ginzo 13 Gray 11/12r Ayuso 11/6r/6a Alarcon 4 Eldebrink 2/6a Grande 2 Holesinska 2 Lopez Senechal 0
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2412531
Celta [63]: Sila 15 Cooper 14 Dornstauder 6 Alnatas 5 Pujol 2
Avenida [76]: Kone 17/10r Jespersen 17/7r Martin 13/6a Carter 9 Vilaro 5
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2412533
Estudiantes [80]: Buhner 17 Topuzovic 14 Camilion 14 Whittle 9/7r Alonso de Armino 8/7r Salvadores 5
Araski [56]: Slonjsak 12 Brewer 8/11r Hill 8 Van Den Adel 7 Brotons 4 Hermida 4 Mununga 2
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2412535
Gernika [71]: Ariztimuno 14 Westerik 13 Buenavida 13 Dodson 10 Pivec 2 Olaeta 0
Ibaeta [65]: Pendande 17/12r Cornelius 10 Bulgak 7/7r Mbulito 7 Claessens 5 Prieto 4
Standings:
1. Valencia 18-3
2. Avenida 17-4
3. Girona 17-4
4. Zaragoza 14-7
5. Jairis 12-9
6. Joventut Badalona 12-8
7. Estudiantes 11-10
8. Gernika 11-10
9. Ferrol 11-10
10. Gran Canaria 9-12
11. Ensino 7-14
12. Celta 6-15
13. Araski 6-15
14. Ibaeta 6-15
15. Sedis 6-14
16. Ardoi 4-17
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