Société Générale-SES took a tight 54-48 road win over Titans in the opening game of the Bascol Division 2 championship round and moved to 1st place, with Titans 2nd after this first result.
The game stayed controlled and low-scoring throughout. Titans began better, going 4-0 and later 10-5, with Corentin Guissard (TIT) setting the tone early. Société Générale-SES answered through Eleazare Affa (SOG), who scored 7 straight points late in the first quarter to bring his team from 10-6 to 12-12.
The away side gained its first real grip in the second quarter. Joseph William Ndong Ndong (SOG) opened with 4 points in a row, Sofiane Bah (SOG) added inside scoring, and SOG built a 29-24 halftime lead. Titans reacted well through Guissard, who hit back-to-back threes to erase a 6-point gap at 18-18, but SOG kept control.
The third quarter remained defensive, and SOG repeatedly protected a margin around two to nine points. Their highest lead reached 9 points, first at 29-38. Bah was decisive in that phase, scoring 6 straight points for the visitors.
Titans made their last strong push in the fourth. Miguel Gonzalez Vargas (TIT) produced 5 points during a 12-8 stretch, and Guissard tied the game at 48-48. That was the crucial moment: SOG closed the game with the final 6 points. Hachim El Basri (SOG) restored the lead, then William Caletti (SOG) and Bah finished the job from the line.
Top performers were Bah with 20 points, Affa with 12, and Caletti and Ndong Ndong with 7 each for SOG. For Titans, Guissard led all home scorers with 21 points, ahead of Peter Mabic (TIT) with 8 and Fulop and Gonzalez Vargas with 6 each.
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