Ann Wauters scored 25 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out three assists to lead Belgium to a 77-73 win over the Slovak Republic.

Belgium clinched second place and as one of the best four second place teams, Belgium qualified for EuroBasket Women 2007 in Chieti, Italy.

A close game throughout, Belgium surged ahead by outscoring the Slovak Republic 21-13 in the final quarter.

Wauters got sufficient help from her teammates.

Kathy Wambe, who entered play averaging 10 ppg, tallied 23.

Zuzana Zirkova came up with 31 points in defeat for the Slovak Republic.