Telenet Oostende grabbed a huge 69-84 away win over Artland Dragons Quakenbruck to take the lead in Group A with a 2-0 record. A 9-22 run to open the game made the difference and the visitors never looked back. Andrija Stipanovic paced Ostend with 20 points on 10-for-13 shooting and 6 rebounds, Mateusz Ponitka scored 14, Ryan Thompson 13 and Quentin Serron and Pierre Antoine Gillet netted 10 apiece for the winners. For the Dragons, Lawrence Hill scored 16 points, David Holston bagged 13, Antonio Graves 11 and Kenneth Frease netted 11 in defeat.

The Belgian champions opened the game with a 9-22 run capped by Ponitka’s layup, and after a jumper by Bastian Doreth, the difference was 11-25. Guido Grunheid scored a free throw to make it 12-25 at the end of the first quarter. Artland came within double figures when Graves scored twice from the foul line for 23-31, then Hill’s huge dunk cut again the margin, but Oostende players dunked three times before halftime to lead 26-39. A Holston three-pointer kept the home team close at 38-45, but Ostend followed with another run and a jumper by Stipanovic raised the difference 42-57. A Serron jumper extended the difference to 47-64 before Doreth free throw keep the hosts into the game at 54-67 at the end of the third quarter. Ponitka exploded with a basket from long distance, 54-72, but the Dragons did not give up and Frease capped a 12-2 run to get as close as 66-74 with four minutes left. Stipanovic re-established a 67-80 margin from mid-range and sealed the victory with a layup.