In a historic match marked by its technical proceedings and logistical and legal events, Al-Hikma defeated Beirut by a single basket, 89-77, to lead the standings in the "Snybs" Lebanese basketball championship.
With 5 minutes and 29 seconds left in the game, an altercation occurred between Ali Haidar from Beirut and Karim Azzeh from Al-Hikma, resulting in a stoppage as bench players and most of the coaching and administrative staff from both teams entered the court. After about 10 minutes, referees Rabeh Najim, Paul Saqiem, and Ziad Tannous announced the expulsion of everyone who had entered the court, allowing both teams to continue the game with only four players each, while Al-Hikma was leading by 5 points at 76-71. The players remaining were Ridwaan Ben Sleiman, Waferly Austin, Omar Jamaleddine, and Ahmad Ibrahim from Al-Hikma, and Cliff Alexander, Dar Tucker, Ali Mazher, and Sergio Darwish from Beirut.
In the last 33 seconds, Darwish fouled out, followed by his teammate Ali Mazher for the same reason just 4 seconds before the end, resulting in a final score difference of one basket. Ridwaan Ben Sleiman scored 23 points with 7 rebounds and 5 assists, while Ahmad Ibrahim added 19 points with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Karim Azzeh scored 14 points, Omar Jamaleddine contributed 11 points and 9 rebounds, and Waferly Austin posted 8 points and 7 rebounds.
From Beirut, Dar Tucker scored 23 points with 7 rebounds, Sergio Darwish contributed 14 points and 7 rebounds, Ali Mazher scored 13 points with 16 assists, Cliff Alexander added 11 points and 14 rebounds, and both Tony Mitchell and Ali Haidar scored 10 points each.
