Spirou Charleroi, Dexia Mons-Hainaut and Sanex Antwerp G now tie atop the Belgian League standings each with a 6-2 record, with Telindus Oostende and Okapi Aalstar just one win away at 5-3. Charleroi won a Belgian League classic by beating archrivals Verviers-Pepinster 84-96 on the road on Saturday. Ralph Biggs led the winners with 19 points, Damir Krupalija added 14 and Kris Sergeant 13 for Charleroi, which trailed 27-25 after 10 minutes but soon recovered to get a 55-68 margin at the end of the third quarter, enough to take full control of the game until the final buzzer. Mons had less troubles to thrash Basket Gr Leuven 51-74 on the road also on Saturday. George Evans led the winners with 17 points, Yemi Nicholson posted a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds while Kevin Houston had 13 points for Mons, which only allowed 8 points in the opening quarter, got a 22-30 edge at halftime and extended it to 35-53 after 30 minutes to seal a well-deserved win. Antwerp topped Liege Basket 81-73 behind 21 points from Mladen Sekuralac. Oostende edged Atomia Brussels 75-79 in overtime behind 27 points from Rashad Wright. Guy Muya added 13 points for Oostende. Brussels rallied in the final period, but Wright and Eric Hicks tied it at 70-70. Sebastien Bellin played a key role by hitting the game-winning free throws at the end of the extra period. In the other game, Okapi Aalstar downed Euphony Bree 90-77.
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LAST GAME GAME 8 - October 28, 2006
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Day
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Match
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Result
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| Oct. 28 |
Verviers-Pepinster vs. Sanex Antwerp G
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91-88 |
| Oct. 28 |
Dexia Mons-Hainaut vs. R Atomia Brussels
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97-69 |
| Oct. 28 |
Spirou Charleroi vs. Basket Gr Leuven
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82-64 |
| Oct. 28 |
Euphony Bree vs. Liège Basket
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79-83 |
| Oct. 28 |
Telindus Oostende vs. Okapi Aalstar
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89-68 |
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NEXT GAME GAME 9 - November 4, 2006
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Day
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Match
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| Nov. 4 |
Liège Basket vs. R Atomia Brussels
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| Nov. 4 |
Basket Gr Leuven vs. Euphony Bree
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| Nov. 4 |
Spirou Charleroi vs. Okapi Aalstar
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| Nov. 4 |
Telindus Oostende vs. Verviers-Pepinster
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| Nov. 4 |
Dexia Mons-Hainaut vs. Sanex Antwerp G
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STANDINGS
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TG
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W
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L
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P+
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P-
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| 1 |
Spirou Charleroi
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8 |
6 |
2 |
641 |
544 |
| 2 |
Dexia Mons-Hainaut
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8 |
6 |
2 |
647 |
580 |
| 3 |
Sanex Antwerp G
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8 |
6 |
2 |
643 |
587 |
| 4 |
Telindus Oostende
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8 |
5 |
3 |
627 |
595 |
| 5 |
Okapi Aalstar
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8 |
5 |
3 |
644 |
634 |
| 6 |
Basket Gr Leuven
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8 |
3 |
5 |
593 |
592 |
| 7 |
Liège Basket
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8 |
3 |
5 |
627 |
650 |
| 8 |
Euphony Bree
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8 |
3 |
5 |
589 |
619 |
| 9 |
Verviers-Pepinster
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8 |
2 |
6 |
606 |
718 |
| 10 |
R Atomia Brussels
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8 |
1 |
7 |
552 |
650 |
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