TDM1 Game Review: Guco Lier – Oxaco (4/10/2020)
On this Sunday afternoon it was the turn of Guco Lier and the visitors from Oxaco Boechout to get their season started. Throughout the first half the youngsters from the home-team did a solid job and during the half-time break they were still hanging on in this low-scoring affair with the 30-37 scor
On this Sunday afternoon it was the turn of Guco Lier and the visitors from Oxaco Boechout to get their season started.
Throughout the first half the youngsters from the home-team did a solid job and during the half-time break they were still hanging on in this low-scoring affair with the 30-37 score.
In the third quarter both teams kicked things into a higher gear as the youngsters from Guco Van Oosterwyck and Mennes started finding the bottom of the net. Unfortunately for them Oxaco – led by Van De Broek and Celis – were responding in kind and so headed into the final quarter Guco was still looking at a 58-66 deficit.
Oxaco started off that final quarter with a 0-9 run which knocked the fight out of the home-team and led the visitors to the deserved 74-93 victory.
Nick Celis was our Player of the Game for the winners as he drained 24 points (10-20 FG’s) and added 8 rebounds, 3 assists & 4 steals in 35 minutes of action. He got plenty of help from Bert Van De Broek who finished with 19 points & 6 rebounds. Mark De Meyer and Hannes Reichardt both chipped in with 12 points apiece. Special mention also for 17 year old youngster Dennis Verlinden who in his TDM1 debut recorded 6 points & 6 assists in 17 minutes of action.
For the home-team it were the newcomers who led the way with Dries Bogaerts finishing with 16 points & 8 rebounds, while youngster Joppe Mennes recorded 15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals & 2 blocks in an action-packed 29 minutes off the bench. Vic Van Oosterwyck chipped in with 17 points & 7 rebounds in the loss.