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Chinese League 2nd Stage Round 5

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December 1, 2015

A Group:

Shanghai beat Guangdong 81-66 as Elizabeth Cambage could not be stopped.  Xinjiang barely snuck past Shenyang 97-92 despite another great performance from Tina Charles.  Beijing won at Shanxi 78-71 to keep pace.  While Sylvia Fowles had a strong effort, it was Shao Ting who matched Penny Taylor basket for basket to push them over the edge for the win.

Shanghai vs. Guangdong 81-66 SH Cambage 30/12r Shi 14 GD Yu 19 Huang 11 Zhang 11 Leuchanka 10/6r

Xinjiang vs. Shenyang 97-92 XJ Charles 32 Peng 23 SY Li 20 Jin 19

Shanxi vs. Beijing 71-78 SN Taylor 32 Ma 14/7r BJ Shao 32 Fowles 23/15r

Standings:

  1. Xinjiang 4-1
  2. Shanghai 4-1
  3. Beijing 3-2
  4. Guangdong 2-3
  5. Shanxi 1-4
  6. Shenyang 1-4

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Russian League Round 8

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There was one game during the international break as MBA won 70-57 in Ivanovo.  The rest of the games started on Sunday as MBA won again, this time in Noginsk 79-64.  Spartak Moscow won 89-54 in Ivanovo.  Nadezhda remained unbeaten after winning 61-49 at Enisey.  Dynamo Kursk kept pace by doubling up Dynamo Moscow 72-36.  On Monday in Novosibirsk, GUVD got its first win of the season 68-52 over Kazanochka thanks to its Canadian duo.  UMMC also remains unbeaten after easing past Chevakata 94-50.

November 21, 2015

Energy Ivanovo vs. MBA 57-70 IVA Grigoriyeva 17 Marchenkova 11 Hammonds 6 MBA Sytnyak 17 Leshovceva 16 Kaytukova 14

November 29, 2015

Spartak Noginsk vs. MBA 64-79 SPN Korotygina 19 Krivolapova 11/6r Chistyakova 10/9r MBA Leshovceva 19/11r Sytnyak 13/11r Degtyarskaya 12/6r Kaytukova 12

Energy Ivanovo vs. Spartak Moscow 54-89 IVA Marchenkova 12/7r Grigoryeva 12 Medvedeva 11/6r Hammonds 8 SPM Vadeeva 17 Meesseman 15 Gladkova 12 Finogentova 11

Enisey vs. Nadezhda 49-61 ENI Papova 16/6r Hamson 9/10r NAD Cruz 16 Beglova 10/7r Bonner 6/10r Robinson 5/8r

Dynamo Kursk vs. Dynamo Moscow 72-36 KUR Vidmer 17/8r Miyem 12/6r Osipova 11/13r Jekabsone-Zogota 11 Augustus 4 DYM Kirina 6 Kulicheva 6

November 30, 2015

Dynamo-GUVD vs. Kazanochka 68-52 DYG Alexander 24/14r Langlois 19/6r Dorovshikh 14/6r KAZ Boothe 13/10r Levchenko 9 Shelton 3

UMMC vs. Chevakata 94-50 UMMC Toliver 17/6a Griner 15/11r Belyakova 13 Lyttle 12 Vieru 10 Nolan 6 Taurasi 5/6a CHE Volkova 10 Jones 10 Steinberga 5/8r

Standings:

  1. UMMC 8-0
  2. Nadezhda 8-0
  3. Dynamo Kursk 7-1
  4. Spartak Moscow 6-2
  5. Chevakata 6-2
  6. MBA 5-4
  7. Enisey 3-5
  8. Energy Ivanovo 2-7
  9. Spartak Noginsk 1-7
  10. Dynamo Moscow 1-7
  11. Dynamo-GUVD 1-7
  12. Kazanochka 1-7

Australian League Round 8

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Games started on Saturday as Dandenong ran past Sydney 85-65.  Townsville was led by Cayla George, but used a balanced effort to defeat Perth 91-81.  Melbourne kept Canberra winless 68-61.  On Sunday, Bendigo beat Adelaide 89-73.  Perth bounced back to win at SEQ and finish the weekend all alone in first place as their foreign players finished two strong performances back to back.

November 28, 2015

Dandenong Rangers vs. Sydney University Flames 85-65 DAN Cumming 23 Pickrel 15 Kennedy 12 Cunningham 0 SYD Ebzery 16 Swords 15/13r Tupaea 12 Samuels 10 Boag 4 Tinkle 0

Townsville Fire vs. Perth Lynx 91-81 TSV George 21/17r Tatham 18/6r Batkovic 16 Novosel 15/6a Cocks 14 Gaze 0 PER Whitcomb 28 Laney 20 Lavey 15 Burton 8 Tomlinson 4/6r Chilcott 3 Mijovic 3

University of Canberra Capitals vs. Melbourne Boomers 61-68 UCC Montgomery 21 Bishop 12/8r Talbot 12 Bibby 4 MEL Madgen 19 Penaluna 15/6r Smart 13 Oliver 6/6r Veal 0 [Read more…]

Romanian League Round 11

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There was a game moved forward from Round 15 to right before the international break as Arad crushed Rapid 88-46.  The rest of the round started on Saturday as Arad beat Cluj Napoca 67-50.  On Sunday, Timisoara beat Galati 89-80.  Alba Iulia kept Satu Mare winless 108-52.  Sepsi stayed on top of the standings by beating Alexandria 98-44.  Brasov kept pace with an 81-62 win over Targoviste.

November 17, 2015

Rapid vs. ICIM Arad 46-88 RAP Diaconu 7 Bonciog 7 Vlad 7 ARA Hadzovic 18/6a Gill 16/11r Reid 16/8r Dyer 11/7r McCarthy 4/7r

November 28, 2015

ICIM Arad vs. Cluj Napoca 67-50 ARA Reid 24/17r Tarta 9 Dyer 8 McCarthy 7/8r Gill 3 CLU Wilson 16/6r Young 12 Grimes 10 Clark 5/6r [Read more…]

French League Round 8 November 29th

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Round 7 was rescheduled to the next open date, but Round 8 went on as planned.  Mondeville edged Nantes 64-63 in a battle of Plouffe sisters, but it was one of the other Canadians who led the way as Kim Gaucher drove her team to the win.  Lattes Montpellier had to make a big personnel change, but rolled past Toulouse 73-33.  Charleville beat Nice 79-71 and Bourges beat Hainaut 88-66.  In the lower half of the standings, Lyon won at Angers 74-67.  Calais finally got their first win of the season 80-77 over Arras.  Villeneuve just managed to stay unbeaten by escaping Landes 60-59.

November 29, 2015

Mondeville vs. Nantes Reze 64-63 MDV Gaucher 24/10r M. Plouffe 16/6r Badiane 10 Sharp 6 NAN Casas 15/10r K. Plouffe 15 Putnina 14/6r/6a Gaillou-Loko 10 Thorburn 3

Toulouse vs. Lattes Montpellier 33-73 TOU Gandega 9 Stepanova 8 MTP Godin 20/6r Michel 13 Berkani 10 Ayayi 8 Halman 6 O’Hea 2

Charleville vs. Nice 79-71 CHM Berezhynska 24 Bouderra 20/11a Mosqueda-Lewis 19 Mestdagh 10 DeVaughn 3 NIC Anderson 17 Diawara 14 Bar 10 Hurt 8/8r Ben Abdelkader 6 Dabo 0 [Read more…]

Chinese League 2nd Stage Round 4 November 28th

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November 28, 2015

A Group

The headline game of the day was far in the northwest, where Xinjiang jumped to the top of the standings by handing Shanghai their first loss of the phase 83-65.  Tina Charles made her case as the most dominant foreign player so far as she out-dueled Elizabeth Cambage inside.  Guangdong got Yelena Leuchanka back just in time to beat Beijing 78-66.  Shanxi finally got their first win of the stage with a 63-60 win over Shenyang.

Xinjiang vs. Shanghai 83-65 XJ Charles 41/14r Zhang 14 SH Cambage 26/12r Xun 12/8r

Guangdong vs. Beijing 78-66 GD Leuchanka 24/22r Zhang 15 BJ Sun 22/8r Fowles 14/11r

Shanxi vs. Shenyang 63-60 SN Taylor 14/10r Wu 13 SY Jin 17/7r Liu 17/7r

Standings:

  1.  Xinjiang 3-1
  2.  Shanghai 3-1
  3.  Guangdong 2-2
  4.  Beijing 2-2
  5.  Shanxi 1-3
  6.  Shenyang 1-3

B Group

Henan could not take advantage of being able to lean on Cheyenne Parker as they lost 81-78 to undefeated Bayi.  Jiangsu did not have the services of their foreign player, but they still beat Shandong 88-71.  Heilongjiang did not have a foreign player either, meaning they just could not stop Kara Braxton, remaining winless with an 81-75 loss to undefeated Liaoning.

Bayi vs. Henan 81-78 81 Zuo 17/6r/8a Lu 15 HA Parker 19/6r Sun 17

Jiangsu vs. Shandong 88-71 JS Li 23 Chen 14 SD Wang 15/8r Cao 15 Paris 13/9r

Heilongjiang vs. Liaoning 75-81 HL Zhang 20 Liu 18 LN Braxton 32/12r Wang 18

Standings:

  1.  Liaoning 4-0
  2.  Bayi 4-0
  3.  Jiangsu 2-2
  4.  Shandong 1-3
  5.  Henan 1-3
  6.  Heilongjiang 0-4

Chinese League 2nd Stage Round 3 November 26th

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November 26, 2015

A Group:

The round featured a clash between the last two unbeaten teams as Shanghai just edged Beijing on the road 60-56.  Xinjiang went to Shanxi and won 74-63 as Tina Charles could not be stopped despite a great all-around performance from Penny Taylor.  With Yelena Leuchanka just finishing in Belarus, Shenyang and Guangdong featured all Chinese players with Li Meng leading the army club to the win.

Beijing vs. Shanghai 56-60 BJ Fowles 18/7r Zhou 15 SH Cambage 23/7r Shi 22

Shanxi vs. Xinjiang 63-74 SN Taylor 26/9r/7a/7s Wei 14 XJ Charles 35/13r Ma 12

Shenyang vs. Guangdong 81-64 SY Li 26 Jin 14/6r GD Huang 20/11r Yu 10

Standings:

  1. Shanghai 3-0
  2. Beijing 2-1
  3. Xinjiang 2-1
  4. Shenyang 1-2
  5. Guangdong 1-2
  6. Shanxi 0-3

B Group:

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EuroBasket 2017 Qualifiers Round 2

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FIBA/Alberto Nevado

FIBA/Alberto Nevado

November 25, 2015

A handful of new teams made their debuts in this format after not playing on Saturday.  Slovenia, Belgium, and Finland joined in as Latvia, Poland, and Sweden did not play.  All of the other groups have seen all teams playing two games now.

Group A:

Slovenia saw their first action, controlling the second half in Kedainiai to record a key 73-64 road win in Lithuania.

Lithuania vs. Slovenia 73-64 LTU Sulciute 16/6r Gutkauskaite 11 Nacickaite 10 Petronyte 8/9r Okockyte 8 Kuktiene 7 Solopova 4 Grigalauskyte 0 Paugaite 0 Pikciute 0 Siksniute 0 Visgaudaite DNP SLO Erkic 19 Oblak 16 Lisec 12 Baric 11 Pirsic 9/8r Trebec 4 Zdolsek 2 Ljubenovic 0 Rupnik DNP Jakovina DNP Gjerkes DNP Prezelj DNP

Standings: Slovenia 1-0 Latvia 1-0 Lithuania 0-2

Group B:

Croatia shook off a sluggish start in Tallinn to win 67-55 in Estonia as Shavonte Zellous led the way.  France eventually pulled away from the Netherlands to win 76-52 in Amsterdam.

Estonia vs. Croatia 55-67 EST Nikolai 13 Koster 12 Puu 6 Anderson 6 Mesila-Kaarmann 6 Bratka 5 Pokk 3 Sokman 2 Piibur 2 Rosenfeldt DNP Kosk DNP Perv DNP CRO Zellous 21 Ciglar 14 Rezan 11 Sandric 6 Premasunac 5/9r Ivankovic 4/6r Ivezic 4 Dzankic 2 Begic 0/6r Dojkic 0 Borovic 0 Packovski 0

Netherlands vs. France 52-76 NED Treffers 14/7r Broring 11 Halman 9 Van Den Adel 6 Butter 5 Klein 4 Van Grinsven 2 Bettonvil 1 Ligthart 0 Klerx 0 Ndiba 0 Bettonvil 0 FRA Miyem 16/8r Johannes 15 Amant 10 Skrela 9 Ayayi 7/11r Gaye 6 Dumerc 6 Ciak 4 Gomis-Halilovic 3 Lardy 0 Michel 0 Kamba 0

Standings: France 2-0 Croatia 1-1 Netherlands 1-1 Estonia 0-2 [Read more…]

Chinese League 2nd Stage Round 2 November 24th

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chinese leagueNovember 24, 2015

A Group

This group saw the much anticipated clash of Australian foreigners with Elizabeth Cambage beating Penny Taylor and Shanxi 71-58.  Shenyang felt the disadvantage of not having a foreign player as Sylvia Fowles led Beijing past them 78-53.  Xinjiang barely scraped by Guangdong 64-62 despite the advantage of having a foreign player at their disposal.

Shanghai vs. Shanxi 71-58 SH Cambage 27/11r Shi 18 SN Taylor 18/12r Ma 16/9

Shenyang vs. Beijing 53-78 SY Li 15/6r Jin 14 BJ Fowles 27/11r Shao 16

Xinjiang vs. Guangdong 64-62 XJ Charles 17/8r Wang 12/11r GD Huang 16/8r Zhu 14/9r

B Group

Henan beat Heilongjiang 75-66 and Liaoning beat Shandong 84-69.  Bayi and Jiangsu ended up as basically a matchup of domestic players with Bayi winning 82-79.

Henan vs. Heilongjiang 75-66 HA Parker 19/14r Sun 19 HL McIntyre 20/12r Liu 12/6r

Liaoning vs. Shandong 84-69 LN Liang 24 Cheng 20 Braxton 6 SD Ji 16/9r Yu 14 Paris 13/9r

Bayi vs. Jiangsu 82-79 81 Sun 22/7r Lu 19/8r JS Li 28 Chen 22 Breland 0

Australian League Round 7

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australian flagThe round started with high scoring games on Friday.  Townsville won 88-85 at SEQ behind a big Suzy Batkovic performance.  In Perth, Samantha Whitcomb out-dueled Leilani Mitchell as Perty beat Adelaide 93-85.  On Saturday, Katie-Rae Ebzery fired Sydney past SEQ to keep the tie at the top of the standings, wasting a second straight strong effort from Nadeen Payne.  Melbourne beat Bendigo 78-58.  On Sunday, Suzy Batkovic showed no signs of slowing down and Renee Montgomery could not help Canberra record their first win.  The round closed with Bendigo beating Dandenong 63-49.

November 20, 2015

SEQ Stars vs. Townsville Fire 85-88 SEQ Payne 26 Mansfield 20 Lewis 14/8r Ibekwe 8 Allen 7 Jarry 6/7r/8a Stallworth 4 Farley 0 TSV Batkovic 30/7r George 15/15r Tatham 15/6r Cocks 13 Novosel 8 Gaze 0

Perth Lynx vs. Adelaide Lightning 93-85 PER Whitcomb 28 Laney 15/10r Mijovic 15 Burton 11 Tomlinson 10 Chilcott 3 Wischer 0 ADL Mitchell 26 Bowen 15 Ruef 14/7r Standish 12 [Read more…]