OSTEND, Belgium (Interstat) — Noam Yaacov scored 23 points and dished five assists to lead Oostende past Okapi Aalstar 89-80 on Friday at Sleuyter Arena in a BNXT League matchup.

Oostende trailed 22-16 after one quarter but used a 28-14 third-quarter surge to seize control. The hosts shot efficiently from the floor and the arc, while Okapi struggled from three-point range.

Haris Bratanovic added 16 points and eight rebounds for Oostende, which improved to 28-14. Andre Gustavson contributed 12 points and seven rebounds, Tytan Anderson scored 10, and Pierre-Antoine Gillet added eight. Marcus Domask had seven points and five assists.

Eddie Colbert paced Okapi with 21 points and nine rebounds. Niels Van Den Eynde scored 20 with seven assists, Dante Maddox had 16 points and five rebounds, and Mattias Palinckx added 12 points off the bench. Okapi, which fell to 26-9, had won its previous two games.