Both Pepinster and Ural Great went into tonight's game with a pair of defeats to their name, underlining the need for a first win in the FIBA Europe League.

It was Pepinster who emerged triumphant, condemning Ural Great, who reached the FIBA Europe League Final Four last season, to a third consecutive loss.

Pepsinster were the underdogs going into the contest but they produced a determined performance. Their combination of an inside-outside game, along with some ferocious interior defense (Douthit and Van Dorpe combined for 12 blocked shots) gave the home team the advantage.

Ural Great stayed within striking distance and the deficit never reached more than 8 points, but they could get no closer.

The third quarter started ominously for the visitors as US player Darren McLinton had to leave the game with an injury. They stayed in contention but the wheels began to come off any comeback attempt into the fourth quarter.

Pepinster proifted from Ural Great's carelessness with the basketball and three-pointers from Aleksandar Zecevic and Sebastien Maio sealed a first win for the Belgian club.