Basics Melsele-Beveren opened up their largest lead at 92–69 with under two minutes left in the fourth quarter, eventually running out 92–73 winners over Neufchâteau in a comfortable home victory. The decisive stretch came in the second quarter, when Melsele-Beveren reeled off a 15–0 run midway through the period to flip a narrow deficit into command. They led 24–17 after one, then outscored Neufchâteau 20–26 in the second frame to trail 44–43 at the half. A strong third quarter — 30–23 — pushed them ahead to 74–66, and they simply took over the final quarter with an 18–7 run to seal it. Tiago Nunes e Santos Cruz led Melsele-Beveren with 20 points on 8–15 shooting and 9 rebounds, while Zowie Timmerman added 15 points (4–5 from three) and 4 assists. Milo Hautekeet chipped in 14 points and 6 boards. Nicolas Sturam kept Neufchâteau fighting with 22 points on solid 7–12 shooting, though his teammates struggled to offer support; Samuel Schadeck (15 PTS, 7 STL) and Hugo Deneve (10 PTS) were the only other double-figure scorers. Melsele-Beveren travel to BBC Croonen Lommel on Saturday, 17 October.