LEUVEN, Belgium (Interstat) — Kortrijk defeated the Leuven Bears 97-86 on Saturday at Sportoase. Kortrijk led 53-37 at halftime after winning the first quarter 25-21 and the second 28-16. Leuven rallied with a 24-23 third quarter and 25-21 fourth, but Kortrijk held on. Kihei Clark scored 20 points and dished 10 assists to lead Kortrijk. Noel Coleman added 20 points and four rebounds. Bram Bogaerts had 14 points and two rebounds. Servaas Buysschaert scored 10 points off the bench. Kortrijk improved to 22-10 across all competitions. Leuven fell to 13-19. Kelton Talford led the Bears with 20 points and six rebounds. Klaas Saevels scored 18 points. Roel Bucumi had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Steff Schauvlieger added 14 points. Kortrijk shot 34 of 71 from the floor, 9 of 27 from 3-point range and 20 of 21 from the free-throw line. Leuven shot 30 of 58 from the floor, 7 of 23 from beyond the arc and 19 of 29 from the charity stripe. Kortrijk outrebounded Leuven 33-29, including 14 offensive rebounds, and forced 14 turnovers.