Spirou Charleroi dropped its third straight game in the Belgian League on Wednesday to slip to 20-4, but the defending champs still have two wins more than their closest competition. VOO Verviers-Pepinster held off Charleroi 85-80 behind 28 points and 5 assists from Dominic Waters. Pepinster climbed into sixth place with a 9-16 record. Justin Hamilton and Brent Wright combined for 39 points and 18 rebounds in defeat. Second-placed Generali Okapi Aalstar was unable to take advantage of Spirou loss because it lost at Antwerp Giants. In other games, Telenet