LEUVEN, Belgium (Interstat) — Leuven Bears defeated visiting ZZ Leiden 67-64 on Saturday at Sportoase, improving to 3-1 this season while ZZ Leiden fell to 2-2. Sebastian Thomas paced Leuven with 26 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes. Nik Graves led ZZ Leiden with 19 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Touko Tainamo posted 11 points and nine rebounds with a block, Bine Prepelic added six points, eight rebounds and a block for Leuven, and Vasillis Kazamias scored seven points with four rebounds and two assists. Jamie Bergens finished with 10 points, five rebounds and three assists for Leiden, while Roel Bucumi added 12 points and four rebounds for the Bears. Leuven shot 27 of 66 from the floor and 7 of 25 from three-point range, while ZZ Leiden went 27 of 67 overall and 5 of 28 from deep. Leuven committed nine turnovers to ZZ Leiden’s 11 and held a 6-5 edge on offensive rebounds. The Bears led 14-14 after one quarter, 31-25 at halftime and 56-42 after three before Leiden closed late.