At lux gare, Société Générale-SES defeated Eurobasket 79-67 after a swing-heavy game decided in the last quarter. SOG opened 17-6, but EUR answered and trailed only 19-15 after 10 minutes. The visitors flipped the game in the second quarter with a blistering 14-0 run from 30-21 to 30-35, fueled by three consecutive triples (two by Bessière (EUR), one by Piepoli (EUR)) and capped by Mitov's three and Greicius inside. EUR led 35-32 at the break.
The third quarter stayed tight. SOG briefly pushed ahead 49-43, but EUR closed to carry a 54-52 advantage into the fourth. The turning point came early in the final period: SOG strung together a 12-0 run to move from 52-56 to 64-56. Affa (SOG) supplied 8 points in that stretch, with Bah (SOG) adding a basket and free throws. From there, SOG managed the margin, stretching the lead to a game-high 14 points at 76-62.
Sofiane Bah (SOG) led all scorers with 31 points, built on 11 two-pointers and 9 made free throws, and he poured in key points down the stretch despite four fouls. Djéhoné Khenok Affa (SOG) added 25 (10 twos, one three). Captain Mohamed Hakim Hammami (SOG) had 9, and Georgi Ganchev (SOG) 8.
For Eurobasket, Olivier Maillet scored 20 (nine twos, two free throws) and Svajunas Piepoli 19 with three triples. Baptiste Bessière added 8 (two threes). Captain Valentin Mitov had 6 but finished with four fouls, as did Rimgaudas Greicius.
SOG's shot profile told the story: 31 made two-pointers and an 11-3 edge at the line outweighed EUR's six threes. SOG coach Elbasri Hachim even absorbed a technical in the third quarter, but his team's organized fourth-quarter burst closed it. EUR coach Roberto Schiano's side shone in Q2, yet couldn't withstand SOG's late surge.
(AI generated)