Belgian League, Game 16: December 20-22, 2006 Spirou Charleroi and Sanex Antwerp G each won to remain first and second, respectively, in the Belgian League, but the big surprise came from the third-place team, Dexia Mons-Hainaut, which was upset by last placed R Atomia Brussels 82-72. Charleroi downed Basket Gr Leuven 63-86 on the road as Corey Brewer and Greg Grays scored 18 each. Leuven was still within 7 at halftime, but Spirou put the game away with a 12-20third period to improve to 13-4. Len Matela had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Antwerp over Verviers-Pepinster 71-61. Brussels outscored Mons 22-12 in the second quarter and that would prove to be the difference in the 82-72 final. Elijah Palmer led Brussels with 25 points and 7 assists. Mathias Desaever posted 20 points, Kevin Houston 17, George Evan 12 and Jim Potter 10 for Mons. Okapi Aalstar downed struggling Telindus Oostende 84-67 behind 23 points from league-leading scorer Adam Hall. Eric Hicks had 15 points and 10 boards to lead Oostende, while Lavor Postell added 14 and Rashad Wright 13. Liege Basket defeated Euphony Bree 91-84 as Ronnie McCollum led five Liege scorers in double figures with 19. Br1an Lynch had 23 points and 11 boards for Bree in defeat. LAST GAME GAME 16 - December 22, 2006 Day Match Result Dec. 22 Sanex Antwerp G vs. Verviers-Pepinster 71-61 Dec. 22 Basket Gr Leuven vs. Spirou Charleroi 63-86 Dec. 22 Okapi Aalstar vs. Telindus Oostende 84-67 Dec. 22 Atomia Brussels vs. Dexia Mons-Hainaut 82-72 Dec. 22 Liège Basket vs. Euphony Bree 91-84 NEXT GAME GAME 18 - January 6, 2007 Day Match Jan. 6 R Atomia Brussels vs. Liège Basket Jan. 6 Verviers-Pepinster vs. Telindus Oostende Jan. 6 Sanex Antwerp G vs. Dexia Mons-Hainaut Jan. 6 Euphony Bree vs. Basket Gr Leuven Jan. 6 Okapi Aalstar vs. Spirou Charleroi STANDINGS TG W L P+ P- 1 Spirou Charleroi 17 13 4 1347 1127 2 Sanex Antwerp G 17 12 5 1296 1220 3 Dexia Mons-Hainaut 16 10 6 1289 1182 4 Okapi Aalstar 17 9 8 1349 1365 5 Telindus Oostende 16 9 7 1245 1203 6 Euphony Bree 17 8 9 1319 1336 7 Liège Basket 16 7 9 1280 1320 8 Basket Gr Leuven 16 6 10 1167 1196 9 Verviers-Pepinster 18 5 13 1338 1516 10 R Atomia Brussels 16 4 12 1112 1277 Friday, December 22, 2006 Euroleague.net