Belgian League, Game 24: February 17-18, 2007 Spirou Charleroi had to battle for all 40 minutes to edge Sanex Antwerp G in the big Belgian League showdown on Saturday. Charleroi improved to 17-7 to stay atp the standings while Antwerp is second at 15-8. Greg Grays led the winners with 25 points, Ralph Biggs added 18 and Tremmell Darden 14. Len Matela had 27 points for Antwerp while Gur Shelef added 18. A 0-10 run that Biggs capped with a triple gave Charleroi a 56-67 lead with 6 minutes to go. Antwerp managed to get within 72-73 but free throws by Darden put the guests' victory on ice. Telindus Oostende and Dexia-Mons Hainaut registered respective road losses to drop to 13-11 in the standings. Liege Basket beat Oostende 87-69 behind 27 points from Morris Finley. Elvir Ovcina and Rashad Wright each had 13 points for Oostende, Titus Ivory and Veselin Petrovic added 11 apiece while Glen McGowan tallied 10 for the guests. Meanwhile, Okapi Aalstar downed Mons 82-65 at home. Eric Poole and Wes Wilkinson each had 18 points for the winners. George Evans led all scorers with 19 while Johnny Taylor had 10 for Mons. In other games, Verviers-Pepinster edged Basket Gr Leuven 65-67 with late free throws from Justin Gray while Euphony Bree beat Atomia Brussels 81-84 on the road on Sunday. LAST GAME GAME 24 - February 16-18, 2007 Day Match Result Feb. 16 Liège Basket vs. Telindus Oostende 87-69 Feb. 17 Sanex Antwerp G vs. Spirou Charleroi 72-75 Feb. 17 Basket Gr Leuven vs. Verviers-Pepinster 65-67 Feb. 17 Okapi Aalstar vs. Dexia Mons-Hainaut 82-65 Feb. 18 R Atomia Brussels vs. Euphony Bree 81-84 NEXT GAME GAME 25 - February 24, 2007 Day Match Feb. 24 Spirou Charleroi vs. Basket Gr Leuven Feb. 24 Verviers-Pepinster vs. Sanex Antwerp G Feb. 24 Euphony Bree vs. Liège Basket Feb. 24 Telindus Oostende vs. Okapi Aalstar Feb. 24 Dexia Mons-Hainaut vs. R Atomia Brussels STANDINGS TG W L P+ P- 1 Spirou Charleroi 24 17 7 1916 1678 2 Sanex Antwerp G 23 15 8 1803 1720 3 Okapi Aalstar 24 14 10 1941 1924 4 Telindus Oostende 24 13 11 1878 1820 5 Dexia Mons-Hainaut 24 13 11 1901 1849 6 Euphony Bree 24 13 11 1905 1908 7 Verviers-Pepinster 24 12 12 1873 1997 8 Liège Basket 22 8 14 1780 1846 9 R Atomia Brussels 24 7 17 1752 1912 10 Basket Gr Leuven 23 6 17 1647 1742 Sunday, February 18, 2007 Euroleague.net