Luxol to take on Compleet in MBA Shield final - Dec 27, 2008 (by Eurobasket News)
BUPA Luxol knocked down Siggiewi to reach the MBA Shield final. Luxol opened the game impressively as they scored the first 17 points of the encounter. Siggiewi found themselves trailing by 14 points at halftime 22:36. Peter Shoults (168-G-85) allowed Siggiewi to trim the deficit to 7 points at the third frame but Luxol stayed alert. Marko Matjevic fired twice from downtown for BUPA to take a 56:39 advantage. Luxol maintained the gap and came away with a 76:57 victory at the end.
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BUPA Luxol knocked down Siggiewi to reach the MBA Shield final. Luxol opened the game impressively as they scored the first 17 points of the encounter. Siggiewi found themselves trailing by 14 points at halftime 22:36. Peter Shoults (168-G-85) allowed Siggiewi to trim the deficit to 7 points at the third frame but Luxol stayed alert. Marko Matjevic fired twice from downtown for BUPA to take a 56:39 advantage. Luxol maintained the gap and came away with a 76:57 victory at the end. Marko Matjevic scored 21 points for Luxol. Dirk Schembri (193-F-85) topscored with 23 points in the win. Luke Camilleri (-89) secured 18 points for Seggiewi. Peter Shoults finished with 16 points in the loss.
Compleet prevailed against Depiro in another semifinal clash. Depiro got to a brave start as they led 17:3 early on. Compleet IS answered with 13 straight points to close the first frame trailing by a single point 16:17. Kristin Baldacchino (184-G-81) fired 15 points in the second term leading Compleet to a 41:27 advantage at halftime. Compleet stretched the buffer to as many as 28 points in the third frame and never looked back en route to a 90:46 win. Kristin Baldacchino accounted for 27 points. Addison Bonnici (195-F-84) added 14 points for the winners. E Vella had 9 points in the losing effort.
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Maltese U16 team finishes at the 6th spot in Gibraltar - Jul 2, 2008 (by Eurobasket News)
Monaco U16 - Malta U16 73:51
Maltese U16 National Team failed to wrap up their European Championship in Division C with a win. They were held off by Monaco counterparts in the game for the 5th spot. Monaco got to a quick start of the game as Rosenal scored 4 points and they accumulated a 6:0 lead. Varitto and Mereto soon stretched the margin to 12:1. Finally Gatt dropped a trey and Bugeja capped the first frame with a freebie for 5:16 Monaco advantage.
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Monaco U16 - Malta U16 73:51
Maltese U16 National Team failed to wrap up their European Championship in Division C with a win. They were held off by Monaco counterparts in the game for the 5th spot. Monaco got to a quick start of the game as Rosenal scored 4 points and they accumulated a 6:0 lead. Varitto and Mereto soon stretched the margin to 12:1. Finally Gatt dropped a trey and Bugeja capped the first frame with a freebie for 5:16 Monaco advantage. Barte and Souciant nailed 4 points and Monaco led 20:5 early in the second period. Later Rosenal and Barte stretched the margin to 23 points as Monaco controlled the tempo. Malta failed to adjust and trailed by as many as 26 points at the interval. Bugeja took over for Maltese team as he canned 6 points to cut the deficit to 21 points at the beginning of the third period. But Monaco continued to mount the pressure and closed the third stanza up by 27 points. The distance proved unassailable for Malta in the final quarter and Monaco celebrated a cruising victory. Robert Rosenal led the charge with 19 points and 9 boards. Maxime Varitto provided 16 points, 7 boards and 5 assists for the winners. David Bugeja answered with game-high 24 points and 14 boards. Edward Bonello had 8 points and 12 rebounds in a losing effort.
Monaco U16: Robert Rosenal 19, Maxime Varitto 16
Malta U16: David Bugeja 24+14 boards, Edward Bonello 8+12 boards
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Malta U16 will play for the 5th spot in Gibraltar - Jun 30, 2008 (by Eurobasket News)
Malta U16 - San Marino U16 49:40
Maltese U16 National Team grabbed a narrow win over San Marino to fight for the 5th spot at the European Championship in Division C. Malta will take on Monaco in tomorrows game. Bugeja started the game confidently as his 6 points put Malta in charge 12:5. Maltese youngsters drove to a 15:9 lead at the first intermission. Bugeja and Cilia teamed up for 8 points early in the second stanza and Malta stretched their lead to 15 points.
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Malta U16 - San Marino U16 49:40
Maltese U16 National Team grabbed a narrow win over San Marino to fight for the 5th spot at the European Championship in Division C. Malta will take on Monaco in tomorrows game. Bugeja started the game confidently as his 6 points put Malta in charge 12:5. Maltese youngsters drove to a 15:9 lead at the first intermission. Bugeja and Cilia teamed up for 8 points early in the second stanza and Malta stretched their lead to 15 points. San Marino relied on a nice shooting from Stefanelli to trail by 11 at the main sides change. The teams traded baskets throughout the third period and Carlini and Moretti capped the frame with 4 points to cut the deficit to 9 points before the fourth quarter. Bugeja and Merlini exchanged the buckets to open the final stanza and then the teams took almost a 5-minute scoring pause. Finally Moretti broke the draught with a layup, while Stefanelli penetrated for two more points as San Marino were down by just 5 points with less than 3 minutes left. But Bugeja scored 5 points in the dying moments bringing Maltese team to the victory. David Bugeja led the action with 19 points, 14 boards and 7 steals. He also committed massive 15 turnovers down the stretch. Mark Cilia knocked down 10 points and collected 11 boards for the winners. Marco Stefanelli answered with 12 points and 7 rebounds for San Marino. San Marino takes on Andorra in the game for the 7th spot tomorrow.
Malta U16: David Bugeja 19+14 boards, Mark Cilia 10+11 boards, Edward Bonello 9+15 boards
San Marino U16: Marco Stefanelli 12, Gioele Moretti 9
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Scotland U16 clinches the top spot in preliminary group - Jun 29, 2008
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Malta U16 steals narrow win over Monaco - Jun 27, 2008
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Welsh U16 Team dominates the European Championship in Division C opener - Jun 27, 2008
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Malta clinches the 7th spot at the European championship in Division C - Jun 22, 2008
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San Marino overwhelms Malta in Scotland - Jun 21, 2008
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Wales defeats Malta for the first win in Edinburgh - Jun 19, 2008
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Andorra bruises Malta on Day 2 of European Championship in Division C - Jun 19, 2008
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Scotland survives Maltese challenge - Jun 18, 2008
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Maltese National Team for European Championships Group C in Edinburgh 2008 - Jun 1, 2008
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BUPA Luxol celebrates the title - May 14, 2008
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Compleet stays in the race for title in Gatorade League Final - May 6, 2008
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Compleet IS to face BUPA Luxol in the Final - Apr 29, 2008
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Regular season is over in Malta - Feb 26, 2008
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Luxol bring home the Shield - Dec 21, 2007
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