B.C. L'9 Flénu-Frameries held off a late rally to beat Val-Dieu Spirou Basket B 89–80 in Group B, a nine-point margin that tells the real story: Flénu-Frameries built something and kept it, even when their opponents came hard in the fourth. The first half traded leads through five changes and six ties. Val-Dieu found early rhythm, leading 16–10 midway through the first, but Flénu-Frameries stayed close and held a slim 47–45 advantage at the break. Everything shifted in the third quarter. Flénu-Frameries tore off a 15–0 run—from 57–54 to 57–69—that let them breathe at 59–74 after three. Val-Dieu clawed back hard in the fourth, outscoring their hosts 21–15, but couldn't close the gap; Flénu-Frameries' lead ballooned to 16 at one point (79–63 with 6:23 left in the frame) and that proved enough. Maxime Depuydt led Flénu-Frameries with 17 points on efficient 6/11 shooting, plus 2 assists. Thibaut Bronchart added 15 points and 7 rebounds; Junior Bonsenge chipped in 15 on 5/9 from the field. For Val-Dieu, Noa Bronne's 16 points on 6/10 shooting—3 of 4 from three—kept them in contention down the stretch, while Ilan Mbessang (15 points, 4 rebounds) and Philippe Stoffel (13 points) provided solid support. Val-Dieu host RBC Pepinster East Belgium on Friday 2 October, looking to bounce back.