The Hobs team began its matches in the Lebanese Basketball Championship with a victory over its guest Antranik by a margin of 10 points, 87-77, in the game held at the Michel Mourad Complex as part of the first round of the tournament. Romani Hansen delivered a great performance, scoring 25 points with 12 rebounds and 4 blocks. Marouk Khoury also contributed significantly with 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Ibrahim Haddad added 13 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. From Antranik, Tery Wayne scored 19 points with 8 rebounds and 4 assists, while both Pierre Fakhri and Christian Harvey scored 15 points, and Salim Aladdin added 13 points along with 4 assists.