BNXT League

Regular Season Round 22: Leuven - Mechelen 71-77

Date: March 7, 2026
One of the most interesting games of round 22 was a derby match between two teams from Belgium. Sixth ranked Kangoeroes won against host Leuven Bears (11-11) 77-71. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Leuven Bears. It was a great shooting night for Mechelen especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 62.5 percentage. Swedish forward Zaba Bangala (201-2001) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. American point guard Joshua Heath (186-1994, college: Georgia Tech) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 assists and 4 steals. Four Kangoeroes players scored in double figures. American guard Will Pruitt (190, college: Lipscomb) produced 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and his fellow American import swingman Tytan Anderson (198-2002, college: UNI) added 8 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for lost side. Leuven Bears' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Kangoeroes have a solid three-game winning streak. Mechelen (14-8) moved-up to fifth place. Loser Leuven Bears dropped to the eleventh position with 11 games lost. Mechelen will meet at home ZZ Leiden (#8) in the next round. Leuven will play against Aalst and hope to secure a win.

  LEUVEN (coach: Kristof Michiels)71
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
8 OQuaUU, Wall 36 9-68 (02.4%) 5-8 (5%) 9-7 (99.2%) 3 4 9 9 3 9 6 5 8 3 86 83 45
48 SjdRQsIj, wFUij 36 4-2 (49.0%) 5-4 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 4 2 66 0 4 0 8 5 6 4 2 61 85
66 muZuBa, eIRl 40 8-1 (44.4%) 4-66 (89.4%) 6-6 (655%) 5 6 6 6 8 8 0 5 5 5 63 7 66
9 dR bIl, GualliuBR 48 5-8 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 4 6 3 8 4 8 5 5 8 5 8 5 0
4 wilfIQd, KRlUIj 80 0-64 (42.0%) 5-5 (5%) 8-3 (05%) 8 4 0 6 3 3 6 5 6 3 68 3 7
3 buVuMu, WRj mIss 81 3-0 (25%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 8 4 0 6 8 5 6 6 5 6 2 66 64
1 kijdRQsUQiRURj, kaZUIQ 65 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 5-8 (5%) 6 8 4 5 8 6 5 6 5 6 3 4 0
6 mliZVBIj zQ, ziBRs 65 6-8 (05%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 5 5
69 AZhiuLlaRDRQ, AURff 3 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 8 5 6 5 5 6 5 -8 5
2 wRQZliLRQs, XIi 6 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8
wIUil   83-06 (39.6%) 4-86 (63.4%) 63-88 (14.1%) 60 84 42 62 88 88 66 8 1 63 96 19  


  MECHELEN (coach: Tony van den Bosch)77
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
83 AUiBplRF, XaZV 35 6-6 (655%) 0-0 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 5 4 6 6 4 5 6 69 85 84
45 HRiUh, zIshui 47 9-60 (31.9%) 5-8 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 66 8 3 3 5 5 3 63 85 88
8 giBBRj, YijjaZV 41 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 6-8 (05%) 5 3 3 5 4 6 6 5 5 8 3 3 9
0 mijDili, ciMi 43 1-68 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 1-68 (05%) 1 9 64 5 4 68 6 8 5 0 62 81 87
2 qTuIshI, wIMa 7 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 8 6 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 6 8
88 gRdQIID, vRijdRQ 80 5-6 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 8-8 (655%) 5 4 4 5 0 8 5 5 6 5 66 2 63
68 ORZauVRLaZaus, SuDusUis 84 5-0 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 8-8 (655%) 5 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 0 1 1
48 WallRBs, ARppR 66 8-1 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 4 3 5 3 5 5 5 6 5 3 -6 3
66 KIsaZ, cij 2 5-5 (5%) 5-4 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 6 5 -4 -8
wIUil   62-33 (35.7%) 65-61 (18.0%) 66-67 (09.7%) 7 89 41 64 88 88 7 1 8 62 99 26  


Height: 190 cm
Position name: G
Born: Nov 2,2001
Weight: 88kg / 193.6lbs
41
MINS
34
21
POINTS
18
3
D.REB
7
4
O.REB
6
7
T.REB
13
7
ASSISTS
0
1
STEALS
1
4
TO
5
0
BLOCKS
2
7/12
58.3%
2FGP
6/12
50.0%
0/2
0.0%
3FGP
0/0
0%
7/9
77.8%
FT
6/12
50.0%
24
RANK
26
Height: 200 cm
Position: F
Born: Nov 13,2001
Born: 2001
Leuven  71
VS
71
Points Scored
77
57
Starting Five Points
57
14
Bench Points
20
23
Defensive Rebounds
27
15
Offensive Rebounds
9
38
Rebounds
36
18
Assists
13
11
Steals
9
14
Turnovers
18
2
Blocked Shots
6
22
Personal fouls
22
24/51
47.1%
2FGP
18/44
40.9%
3/21
14.3%
3FGP
10/16
62.5%
14/22
63.6%
FT
11/19
57.9%
67
Rank
81

Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)