Société Générale-SES controlled the game at Lux Gare and defeated KPMG 72-46 under FIBA rules, building their advantage quarter by quarter (9-18; 17-22; 11-13; 9-19). KPMG briefly led 3-2 after a free throw from Carlos Wagner (KPM) and a basket by Max Van Ham (KPM), but SOG responded with a 6-0 burst to 3-8 and closed the first quarter up nine. Sofiane Bah (SOG) set the tone early with 10 points in the opening period.
KPMG started the second quarter with a 6-0 run to pull within 15-21, yet SOG answered decisively: Djehonek Henok Affa (SOG) hit back-to-back threes and SOG put together a 12-2 stretch to restore double digits, reaching halftime at 26-40. After the break, KPMG tried to chip away through Van Ham and a mini-run from Kharthik Kumar Chellappan Ramesh (KPM), who scored four straight points, but SOG's cushion held.
In the fourth, Wagner authored a personal 4-0 flurry (two free throws and a layup) to 43-57, only for Raimondas Sasnaukas (SOG) to reply with consecutive twos. Bah then closed it out with a late 2-1-2-1 sequence, pushing the highest lead to +28 at 44-72 before the final 46-72.
Top performers for SOG: Bah (22) led all scorers; Sasnaukas (14) was a consistent interior finisher; Affa (13) delivered timely perimeter shooting, including consecutive threes in Q2; Mohamed Hakim Hammami (11) added range and stability. For KPMG: Marc Akpeubi (10) paced the hosts, with Wagner (8) and Matteo Patrizio (8) providing support; Chellappan (7) and starters Alexandre Weinand (4) and Van Ham (4) chipped in.
Discipline shaped segments of the second half: Georgi Ganchev (SOG) was whistled for an unsportsmanlike foul (Q3), and Simone D'Agostino (KPM) received an unsportsmanlike in Q4. Coach EL BASRI's group managed the key runs and time-outs (first and third quarters) to maintain control, while Coach Weinand rotated regularly but could not disrupt SOG's rhythm.
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