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01 Nov 2009 19:24
Clemson counts on Jennings for immediate impactWall Must Repay Expenses But Cleared To PlayBuford second Kansas player to be granted DUI diversionBattle garners great respect among Big Ten coachesGators hoping to get back to NCAA tournamentDeChellis, Lions earn change in program perceptionBig man sidelinedPac-10 conference in transitionVols Show Well In Exhibition WinSaint Louis G Eckerle (knee) out for seasonWVU recruit Kilicli suspended 20 games SPAINLouis Bullock led Real Madrid with 21 points on 5-of-5 from three Real Madrid sits atop the Spanish League standings as the only undefeated team in the competition. Five other teams - Ayuda en Accion Fuenlabrada, Regal FC Barcelona, Valencia Basket, Caja Laboral and DKV Joventut - tie for second place at 4-1. Real Madrid overwhelmed Bizkaia Bilbao Basket 70-96 on the road on Saturday. Louis Bullock led the winners with 21 points on 5-of-5 three-pointers. Regal FCB had to work much harder to edge Estudiantes 75-78 in Madrid on Sunday behind 15 points from Pete Mickeal. Valencia Basket confirmed its good moment by edging previously undefeated Caja Laboral 81-74 at home on Sunday with 23 points from an unstoppable Rafa Martinez. DKV Joventut moved up to 4-1 by edging Blancos de Rueda Valladolid 70-65 in Badalona on Sunday. Christian Eyenga and Uros Tripkovic paced the winners with 13 points apiece. Gran Canaria 2014 overwhelmed CB Granada 102-65 to improve to 3-2 behind 20 points each from Melvin Sanders and Jaycee Carroll. Meanwhile, Unicaja went down to 0-5 due to a 63-61 road loss against archrivals Cajasol in Sevilla on Sunday. In other games, Xacobeo Blu:sens thrashed Fuenlabrada 86-66, Meridiano Alicante downed Suzuki Manresa 71-54 while Lagun Aro GBC defeated CB Murcia 58-69.ITALYIbby Jaaber led Roma with 25 points Montepaschi Siena and Air Avellino are the only undefeated teams in the Italian League after 4 games. Montepaschi downed Armani Jeans 79-91 in Milano on Sunday, in a rematch of last year's finals. Romain Sato paced the winners with 25 points. David Hawkins added 19 against his former team. Avellino needed overtime to edge Benetton Treviso 82-80 at home also on Sunday behind 24 points and 16 rebounds from Chevy Troutman. Lottomatica Roma improved to 2-2 by topping Carife Ferrara 71-88 on the road on Sunday. Ibby Jaaber led the winners with 25 points. Angelico Biella moved up to 3-1 by edging Vanoli Cremona 89-82 at home also on Sunday with 27 points from Pietro Aradori. Meanwhile, Barca Tercas Teramo went down to 1-3 due to a 66-69 home loss against Virtus Bologna. In other games, Cimberio Varese topped Sigma Coatings Montegranaro 73-85, NGC Medical Cantu defeated Scavolini Spar Pesaro 60-75 while Pepsi Caserta overwhelmed Martos Napoli 49-89 behind 22 points from Jumaine Jones.GREECE Linas Kleiza led Olympiacos with 27 points Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and Trikalia tie atop the Greek League standings, each with a perfect 2-0 record. Panathinaikos did not find any trouble to thrash Panellinios 84-63 at home on Sunday. Drew Nicholas paced the winners with 18 points. Nikola Pekovic and Nick Calathes each added 12 for Panathinaikos, that led 48-25 and never looked back. Kostas Chalarabidis led Panellinios with 23 points. Devin Smith added 11 while Rod Blakney had 10 for the guests. Olympiacos had to battle harder to top Maroussi 86-77 at home also on Sunday. Linas Kleiza led the winners with 27 points. Sofoklis Schortsianitis added 16 while Josh Childress had 15 for the Reds. Jared Homan led Maroussi with 23 points. Billy Keys added 11 while Levon Kendall and Dimitris Mavroeidis each had 10 for the guests, that trailed 66-58 after 30 minutes. A 0-8 run allowed Maroussi to tie the game, 66-66, but Olympiacos did not panic. Three-pointers by Kleiza and Panos Vasilopoulos fueled a 12-2 run that allowed the Reds to seal the outcome. Aris went down to 0-2 due to a 83-48 road loss against archrivals PAOK on Saturday. Chris Monroe led the winners with 18 points. Andrew Betts led Aris with 15 points while Jeremy Richardson added 12. PAOK led 48-20 at halftime and cruised to a well-deserved win. In other games, Trikala topped Kolossos 87-75, Kavala thrashed GS Peristeriou 95-78, Ilisiakos AO overwhelmed Olympia Larissa 108-61 while Panionios bested AEK 91-46.FRANCE Dijon led 29 points from Sean Marshall There are no undefeated teams in the French League, as Cholet Basket dropped to 4-1 due to a 81-84 overtime home loss against Chorale Roanne. David Noel led the winners with 17 points. John Linehan had 18 points for Cholet, Arvydas Eitutavicius added 14, Fabien Causeur got 12 while Antywane Robinson contributed 11 for the hosts. A three-pointer by Samuel Mejia allowed Cholet to force overtime, 73-73, but Roanne opened the extra period with a 3-11 run and cruised to an important win. Le Mans improved to 3-1 by edging Sluc Nancy 66-64 at home on Friday behind 21 points from Dee Spencer and 15 from JP Batista. Ricardo Greer had 22 points for Nancy while Akin Akingbala added 14. Both players added 11 and 10 rebounds to complete respective double-doubles. Free throws by Maleye Ndoye and Antoine Diot allowed Le Mans to did it down the stretch. Asvel Basket improved to 2-3 by beating Poitiers 62-54 at home on Saturday. Ali Traore led the winners with 19 points. Bobby Dixon added 13 for Asvel. A 7-0 run that Traore capped with a jumper put Asvel ahead for good, 52-43, as Poitiers never recovered. Orleans moved up to 3-1 by topping Vichy 76-84 on the road on Sunday. Cedrick Banks led the winners with 29 points. Ryvon Covile added 18 while Austin Nichols and Justin Doellman each had 10 for Orleans, that sealed the outcome with a 0-10 run that Banks capped with a triple for a 64-78 margin. In other games, Gravelines-Dunkerque downed Le Havre 68-83, Chalon thrashed Paris 91-75, Strasbourg beat Rouen 71-80 while Dijon bested Hyeres-Toulon 82-93 behind 29 points from Sean Marshall.BELGIUMCraig Callahan finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds for Mons Belgacom Liege Basket now sits atop the Belgian League standings with a 4-2 record – one win more than defending champion Spirou Basket Charleroi and VOO Verviers-Pepinster, who are tied for second at 3-2 and Antwerp Giants, Base BC Oostende and Passe-Partout Leuven Bears, who are tied for fourth at 3-3. Liege bested Leuven 78-66 to become the first team to four wins. Liege led by just 3 heading into the fourth quarter, but pulled away late for the win. Adrian Banks led the winners with 17 points and Alex Ruoff netted 13. Spirou routed Oostende as Jonathan Tabu tallied 19 points and Andre Riddick posted 13 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. Justin Hamilton recorded 16 points and 9 assists and Dwayne Broyles netted 16 for the winners. In other games, Antwerp topped Pepinster 75-69 behind 19 points from Bryan Hopkins and Dexia Mons-Hainaut edged Optima Gent 82-79 as Craig Callahan finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds.Euroleague Week 2: Co-MVPs, Tiago Splitter and Matt WalshAsvel Basket shores up frontline with Victor SamnickRafael "Baby" Araujo criticizes Flamengo's basketball organizationDiamantidis has big night for PanathinaikosBlazek thrilled with coaching appointmentRoma upset CSKA in RussiaMixed mood after Eurocup drawQuimsa Santiago del Estero won Group C of the South American League for Men's ClubsLarry Davidson's link with Dragons greatsMartin ready to shut down Hawks' 'heart and soul'Wildcats successfully unsettle Hawks star ------------------------------------
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