Hugo Deneve has been the engine for Neufchâteau in recent weeks—48.2 TIB Efficiency, 18.3 points and 2.3 assists per game—and tonight he faces a Basket SKT Ieper side built around Matteo Verstraete's steadier offensive load (14.6 PPG, 45.3 EFF, 2 APG). Both guards are running their teams' pick-and-roll operations, but the margins in Top Division Men 1 often come down to which one imposes pace early. Deneve's scoring bump suggests Neufchâteau have found rhythm at home. Verstraete, by contrast, distributes more evenly within Ieper's system—a lower volume scorer but a more active playmaker relative to his role. That's the real duel: Deneve's scoring-first pressure versus Verstraete's tempo control. Both have the tools to hurt the other. Deneve's recent form gives Neufchâteau the edge, but Ieper won't come into Hall Sportif Communal Neufchâteau as a pushover if their guard can manage the game. Tip-off is in about three hours.