At lux gare, KPMG edged Société Générale-SES 56-55 in a Bascol Division 2 game that swung dramatically after halftime.
SOG controlled the first half. Led by Sofiane Bah (SOG) and Raimondas Sasnaukas (SOG), they closed Q2 on a 5-0 burst to take a 33-27 lead and pushed it to a game-high +9 (36-27) early in the third after a triple from Mohamed Hakim Hammami (SOG). From there, KPMG, guided by coach Alexandre Weinand, flipped the script behind a dominant stretch from Carlos Wagner (KPM). Wagner scored KPMG's next 10 points during the quarter and keyed a 17-7 frame, including a 9-0 close to go up 44-40. SOG's rhythm suffered as Georgi Ganchev (SOG) piled up fouls in quick succession and starter Nébil Touinsi (SOG) fouled out before the fourth.
The final quarter had multiple momentum swings. Kharthik Kumar Chellappan Ramesh (KPM) opened with a three and KPMG built its biggest margin at 52-44 after a basket by Marc Akpeubi (KPM). SOG answered with a 9-0 run: George Schneider (SOG) hit two free throws, then Bah poured in seven consecutive SOG points to flip it to 53-52. Wagner immediately replied for 53-54, and two late free throws from Akpeubi stretched it to 56-53. A last SOG basket by Sasnaukas set the 55-56 final.
Top performers
- KPMG: Wagner (26), Asier Ugarte (12), Akpeubi (11), with Chellappan Ramesh's timely three in Q4.
- SOG: Bah (19), Sasnaukas (12), Ganchev (10), Hammami (6 with two threes), Schneider (6, 4/4 at the line in Q4).
Under coach El Basri, SOG outscored KPMG from long range (five SOG threes to one), but KPMG's 7 made free throws to SOG's 4 and Wagner's sustained third-quarter surge proved decisive in a one-possession finish.
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