Maxime Bilolo Katuala shot 82% from the field and finished with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 32 minutes, but it was not enough to prevent CB Liège's 18-point defeat to Kangoeroes Basket Mechelen in Mechelen. The final score read 96–78, a gap that widened steadily across the second half as the hosts' defence tightened and Liège's offence stalled. Bilolo Katuala's night was nearly flawless — 9 of 11 shooting, including 2 of 3 from three, and a perfect 2 for 2 at the line. He moved the ball (4 assists) and held his own on the glass (6 rebounds) while checking in just one turnover. It was exactly the kind of efficient, multi-faceted performance a team needs when trailing by double digits. It simply arrived in a losing effort. Mechelen's defensive pressure in the third quarter, combined with Liège's inability to generate consistent scoring elsewhere, proved the decisive mismatch. Bilolo Katuala's excellence on an individual level — rare company on a night when his side was outscored by 18 — will be small consolation as CB Liège prepares for its next assignment.