Société Générale-SES edged Titans 76-69 at lux gare after a game of pronounced swings. SOG opened with a three from Vasileios Mikolopoulos (SOG), but the first big surge belonged to Titans: Liviu Constantin Rusu (TIT) strung together eight straight points to forge a 17-7 lead late in the first. SOG answered immediately with a 10-0 run to close the quarter at 17-17, fueled largely by Sofiane Bah (SOG), who scored eight in that stretch.
SOG built a 34-40 halftime cushion and then took control with a dominant third quarter (9-19). Mohamed Hakim Hammami (SOG) and Raimondas Sasnaukas (SOG) kept the scoreboard moving while Bah continued to punish inside and at the line. The lead peaked at +20 early in the fourth (45-65) after steady free throws by Sasnaukas.
Titans' response was sharp. Charbel Kassouf (TIT) drilled back-to-back threes to ignite a late push, Miguel Gonzalez Vargas (TIT) added points at the stripe, and Stylianos Gkikas (TIT) chipped in a pair of baskets and late free throws. Rusu kept attacking and reached 26 points, but his unsportsmanlike foul (U2) followed by a fifth personal ended his night in the closing minute, stalling Titans' momentum. SOG closed it out with calm free throws from Bah and Sasnaukas.
Top performers:
- SOG: Sofiane Bah (SOG) led all scorers with 30 points, carrying long stretches in the second and third quarters. Djehonek Henok Affa (SOG) added 13 important points, while Raimondas Sasnaukas (SOG) had 10 and late free throws. Hammami (SOG) chipped in 8 and captained the side.
- Titans: Rusu (TIT) poured in 26 before fouling out late. Kassouf (TIT) and Gonzalez Vargas (TIT) had 11 each, with Kassouf's timely threes sparking the fourth-quarter rally; Gkikas (TIT) added 10.
Coaches Hichem El Basri guided SOG through the decisive middle quarters, while Peter Mabic's Titans nearly flipped the game with a 26-17 fourth. SOG were the winners in a close finish after a big scare.
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