Antoine Malliar's 70.4 TIB efficiency has put United Basket Woluwe in the driver's seat this season, and his 20.7 points per game in recent weeks set him apart as the division's most dangerous isolation scorer. Lenny Coppens runs Bavi Vilvoorde's offence with quieter numbers—9 points and 1.9 assists—but his 28.4 rating suggests a player doing the unglamorous work: screening, moving without the ball, hitting open looks when Malliar's gravity collapses the defence. This matchup hinges on whether Vilvoorde can keep Malliar from finding rhythm in the first half. His scoring rate is unsustainable to defend; Coppens job is subtler—keep the ball moving fast enough that Woluwe's transition game, which Malliar thrives in, never gets loose. Tip-off is in three hours at Sporthal Stadspark, Lier. Watch it live.