Sainte Marie Chênes won 71-60 after a strong turnaround in Bascharage.
Bascharage controlled the opening phase and built the game exactly the way coach Dejan Pavlovic wanted. Malik Demirovic's early three set the tone, Deni Sabotic (18, 1.85m, MNE) attacked well inside, and captain Angelos Giannopoulos (23, 2.00m, GRC) gave scoring presence near the basket and from outside. BAS moved to 21-6 after the first quarter and had the game under control again at 41-22 in the second half.
From there, Sainte Marie Chênes changed the rhythm. Coach Damien Jean-Joseph got a much better response after the break. Baptiste Guerandel reopened the game with repeated finishes inside, Yael Maméri stayed efficient around the rim, and Vincent Fernandez brought valuable bench scoring. STC progressively cut the gap to 41-34, then completed the comeback and moved in front 46-44 and later 55-52.
The decisive stretch came from Enzo Hilbert, who hit four straight three-pointers for 12 consecutive STC points, turning the momentum completely and pushing the visitors to a 58-52 lead early in the fourth quarter. Bascharage got back to 56-59 through Sabotic and Demirovic, but could not sustain the chase. During that difficult fourth-quarter spell, BAS also had two technical entries on Luka Stankovic and later a disqualifying foul on Giannopoulos.
Top scorers for Bascharage were Sabotic and Giannopoulos with 16 each, with Demirovic adding 9 and Stankovic 7. For the winners, Guerandel finished with 18, Hilbert 17 with five threes, Maméri 14 and Fernandez 13. STC closed better and finished with their biggest lead in the last minutes.
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