Dexia Mons-Hainaut climbed atop the Belgian League standings by downing Verviers-Pepinster 71-96 on the road on Wednesday. Monty Mack led the winners with 22 points. George Evans added 19, Bingo Merriex posted a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds while Shawnta Rogers and Mathias Desaever each scored 11 points for Mons, which already led 38-51 at halftime and boosted its margin to 55-72 after 30 minutes, enough to seal a well-deserved win. Sanex Antwerp and a surprising Okapi Aalstar are also still unbeaten at 2-0. Antwerp downed the current champs, Telindus Oostende, 91-78 behind 29 points from Mladen Sekularac. Eric Hicks had 20 points for Oostende while Veselin Petrovic and Elvir Ovcina each added 12. Antwerp led almost all the way since the early minutes of the game and an outstanding Sekularac allowed ths hosts to keep a safe margin
in the final period. Okapi upset Liege Basket 82-92 behind 21 points from David Kalut and 19 each from Trevor Huffman and Adam Hall. Morris Finley had 26 points for Liege. In other games, Spirou Charleroi thrashed Euphony Bree 77-53 while Atomia Brussels edged Basket Gr Leuven.
| LAST GAME GAME 2 - October 4, 2006 | | Day | Match | Result | | Oct. 4 | Liège Basket vs. Okapi Aalstar | 82-92 | | Oct. 4 | Verviers-Pepinster vs. Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 71-96 | | Oct. 4 | Sanex Antwerp G vs. Telindus Oostende | 91-78 | | Oct. 4 | Spirou Charleroi vs. Euphony Bree | 77-53 | | Oct. 4 | Basket Gr Leuven vs. R Atomia Brussels | 66-70 |
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| NEXT GAME GAME 3 - October 7, 2006 | | Day | Match | | Oct. 7 | Spirou Charleroi vs. Liège Basket | | Oct. 7 | Verviers-Pepinster vs. Euphony Bree | | Oct. 7 | Sanex Antwerp G vs. R Atomia Brussels | | Oct. 7 | Basket Gr Leuven vs. Okapi Aalstar | | Oct. 7 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut vs. Telindus Oostende |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | Dexia Mons-Hainaut | 2 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 147 | | 2 | Okapi Aalstar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 154 | | 3 | Sanex Antwerp G | 2 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 138 | | 4 | Liège Basket | 2 | 1 | 1 | 167 | 153 | | 5 | Telindus Oostende | 2 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 163 | | 6 | Spirou Charleroi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 131 | | 7 | R Atomia Brussels | 2 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 146 | | 8 | Basket Gr Leuven | 2 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 147 | | 9 | Verviers-Pepinster | 2 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 181 | | 10 | Euphony Bree | 2 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 152 |
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