BNXT-League: Kortrijk brings Charleroi to his knees after double extension | Basketball

In Kortrijk-Charleroi, spectators enjoyed a long Friday evening. The score was 57-57 at the end of normal time.

After the first overtime there was no winner and the score was 65-65. In the second overtime, the two teams maintained their speed until 69-69. Then the West Flemish team pressed the accelerator and opened a 6-point gap: 75-69. Kortrijk kept this bonus: 77-71 was the final score.

Kortrijk is level with Charleroi in the standings. They each have 9 points, which puts them in joint fourth place.

Quarters: 19-17, 12-9, 15-17, 11-14, 20-14 (extra time)

Top scorers Kortrijk: Gardner 23, Burton 16, and Beaudette 13

Charleroi scorers: Pribilic and Samardzic (13), Butler and Cota (12).

Mechelen won their seventh regular season game in the BNXT League, the Belgian-Dutch cross-border basketball competition. The Kangaroos defeated the Bears 73-84 (halftime: 40-40) in a visit to Leuven Sport Oz.

Wayne Mocobo scored eighteen points for Mechelen. On the other hand, Terek Key scored twenty points.

Michelin now leads the standings with 11 points from seven matches, along with Brussels (11 points from 6 matches). Limburg United (10 points from 5 matches) ranks third, ahead of Leuven (9 points from 7 matches), Ostend (5 matches) and Antwerp (5 matches).