Société Générale-SES took a tight Bascol Division 2 game at Lux Gare, beating BBC BIL 72-67 after controlling most of the evening but never fully shaking off the visitors. SOG led 13-10 after the first quarter, stayed in front 35-31 at halftime, and their best stretch came in the third period.
The game moved in swings. BIL erased an early 7-2 deficit and briefly went ahead 8-7, but SOG answered before the break. In the second quarter, BIL came back to 13-13 and later 25-25, with Dany Deaibes (BIL) and David Torres dos Santos (BIL) keeping the offense alive. SOG still finished the half better, with Mohamed Hakim Hammami (SOG) and Joseph William Ndong Ndong (SOG) giving them a four-point edge.
The key sequence came in the third quarter. After BIL cut it to 35-34 on a Torres dos Santos three, SOG replied well and built the highest lead of the game at 56-46. Ndong Ndong (SOG) was strong inside in that phase, while Hammami (SOG) added another outside shot.
BIL stayed in the game. In the last quarter they reduced the gap from 60-51 to 61-60, then from 69-62 to 69-67 with five straight points, including three free throws from Torres dos Santos and a basket by Risse Magnagna (BIL). The game winner was Hammami (SOG), who hit the late three-pointer for 72-67.
SOG had the deeper scoring balance: Ndong Ndong 21, Hammami 17, Sofiane Bah (SOG) 17 and Djehonek Henok Affa (SOG) 13. BIL relied heavily on Deaibes with 26 and Torres dos Santos with 21; together they scored 47 of BIL's 67 points. Coach Hachim El Basri's team managed the decisive possessions a little better in the closing minutes.
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