ZZ Leiden halted Partena Professional Okapi Aalst's unbeaten start with a 92-77 win, moving to 2-1 in the regular season. The two sides traded control early—19 lead changes and 10 ties through the first half—but Leiden's third quarter proved decisive. They outscored their visitors 24-16 in that frame to open up a 66-57 lead heading into the fourth, and though Aalst stormed back with an 11-0 run midway through the final quarter to pull within 79-74, Leiden had the answers. A 16-point lead early in the fourth (77-61 with 7:01 remaining) gave them enough cushion to close out 92-77. Anias Futrell led Leiden with 21 PTS on 7/14 shooting (4/9 from three) to go with 7 REB and 3 AST. Sam Huurman added 16 PTS on an efficient 6/10 (2/3 three), while Nik Graves chipped in 16 PTS and 5 AST. For Aalst, Malik Thomas scored 19 PTS on 6/11 with 4/6 accuracy from range, but the supporting cast couldn't generate enough offense to sustain the comeback. Alexandre Libert and Grant Anticevich combined for 24 PTS and 6 AST, yet it wasn't quite enough. Aalst slips to 2-1 after back-to-back wins to start the campaign. Leiden travel to AB InBev Leuven Bears this Saturday; Aalst host Donar Groningen on Sunday.