Govens posts season-high in efficiency, as Falco Vulcano down Karposh Sokoli in Hungary

SZOMBATHELY (FIBA Europe Cup) - Darrin Govens came close to making history in the FIBA Europe Cup with a spectacular individual performance to guide Falco Vulcano past Karposh Sokoli in Group H.

The 29-year-old guard scored 29 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds to set a new season-high mark in efficiency with a ranking of 45, as the Hungarian side moved to a 2-1 record after celebrating a 108-87 win.

Having knocked down six three-pointers and scored 22 points in the first half of play, Govens cooled down somewhat after the break and fell just short from the FIBA Europe Cup all-time record of 46 that belongs to Chase Fieler.

Both of the teams were involved in a run-and-gun shootout throughout the contest, but the hosts pulled away to a double-digit advantage in the second period and looked in control the rest of the way.

"We couldn't execute 100% of what we wanted, but now, with so many games, it is normal. The most important thing is that we won and nobody got injured."Falco Vulcano head coach Srecko SekulovicFalco Vulcano head coach Srecko Sekulovic

Like his teammate Govens, Zoltan Perl just missed out on a triple-double with 23 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds. Aliaksandr Pustahvar and Norbert Toth chipped in with 24 and 18 points respectively, with the latter also adding 12 rebounds.

"We couldn't execute 100% of what we wanted, but now, with so many games, it is normal. The most important thing is that we won and nobody got injured," said Falco Vulcano head coach Srecko Sekulovic after the game.

Jaylon Brown had a team-high 23 points, while Thaddus McFadden and Dragan Labovic had 18 and 17 points to their names for Sokoli, who stayed winless.

Meanwhile, Proximus Spirou maintained their perfect record in Group F, holding off Bnei Rav-Bariach Herzliya 66-62 at the Spiroudome in Charleroi to advance to 3-0.

All-around star Seth Tuttle had a team-high 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the Belgians, while Xavier Thames scored 16 for the visitors from Israel, but did commit 5 turnovers as well.

The other two games of the day were merciless blowouts, as ESSM Le Portel and Belfius Mons-Hainaut strolled past their opposition with impressive margins.

Le Portel obliterated Bosna 101-51 to climb to 2-1 in Group A behind a 21-point performance from Gary Chathuant and a 15-point contribution from Jean-Victor Traore, leaving their winless opponents rock bottom of the group table.

The margin of victory was not as large for Mons-Hainaut, who defeated Khimik 75-51, but there wasn't much doubt about the winner for the majority of the contest as well.

Matt Tibby had a team-high 14 points and 7 rebounds for the Belgian side, who registered their second win in three tries, while Viacheslav Petrov was the only double-digit scorer for the Ukrainians with 10 points.

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