Société Générale-SES edged PWC Luxembourg 65-60 at Lux Gare after a tense finish. The hosts started steady, up 12-9 after 10 minutes and 27-23 at half. The third quarter swung wildly: PWC briefly flipped the game behind Federico Bianchi (PWC), who poured in eight straight points (two free throws followed by back-to-back threes) to erase a 10-point deficit and push PWC ahead 37-35. SOG answered emphatically. Sofiane Bah (SOG) hit two free throws and a layup around a technical foul on Ilija Delas (PWC), then Mohamed Hakim Hammami (SOG) buried consecutive threes. Georgi Ganchev (SOG) capped a 14-2 surge for a 49-39 lead after three.
Early in the fourth, Hammami's third triple made it 52-41, SOG's largest lead (+11). PWC rallied with an 8-0 run led by Davide Pochettino and Bianchi to 52-49, and Bianchi's next three trimmed it to 54-52. The visitors stayed within one possession until the closing minute. SOG closed it at the line: Raimondas Sasnaukas split, Djehonek Henok Affa hit two more, and Bah added the final free throw to secure the five-point win.
Bah (SOG) was the decisive factor with 30 points, scoring in every quarter and delivering multiple clutch free throws in the fourth. Hammami (SOG) added 11, including three timely triples, while Affa (SOG) brought 11 with late free throws that mattered. For PWC, Bianchi led with 18 and multiple momentum threes despite late foul trouble; Pochettino contributed 17 with a balanced inside-out game. Mario Anic (PWC) added 9 and Georgios Toulias (PWC) 8.
Key sequences defined the night: Bianchi's third-quarter explosion, SOG's immediate 14-2 reply sparked by Bah and Hammami, and PWC's fourth-quarter push to 62-60 before SOG's composure at the stripe. Coach Hammami's side managed a spate of late team fouls with calm execution, while coach Carlos Alegret Ros saw his group fight back but fall just short.
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