In front of its public, Monaco dominated Antwerp (96-64) to sign its third success in three days of Eurocup. After two defeats during the first two days, Boulogne-Levallois won in Ulm (80-86) and unlocks his counter.
If the debut in Jeep Elite is hesitant, with a victory and a defeat in two contested matches, Monaco is untouchable in the Eurocup. In front of their home crowd, the Roca Team players got the better of Antwerp for their third success in as many matches played in the competition. Hooked during the first quarter, which they managed to conclude with three lengths in advance, the teammates of Marcos Knight (20 points, 5 rebounds) and Dee Bost (14 points, 9 assists) accelerated before the mid-point. time to find their locker room with ten points ahead.
If the Antwerp, led by Ibrahima Faye (21 points) had a second wind to return to six lengths at the start of the third quarter, they then exploded, scoring only two points in the last seven minutes and conceding 18 points in the same time. With 22 lengths ahead, the Monegasques could relax in the last quarter but the players of Zvezdan Mitrovic did not stop accelerating to win by 32 points (96-64) and consolidate their first place in equality with Virtus Bologna.
Boulogne-Levallois on the rebound
Beaten in Malaga and then at home by Buducnost Podgorica, the Boulogne-Levallois players have finally launched their European season. On the occasion of a trip to Ulm, the Metropolitans signed their first success in the Eurocup. Jurij Zdovc’s players started the game with a bang with a 9-0… followed by a 12-0 for the Germans who were able to get their heads out of the water. Passed back in front, the Ile-de-France residents concluded the first ten minutes with four lengths in advance. But, for Anthony Brown’s teammates (18 points), the start of the second quarter was nightmarish with a 14-0 conceded and a ten-point delay behind which they ran until half-time, reached with only three lengths to their disadvantage.
Led by Aric Holman (20 points), the Ulm players continued to race in the lead back on the floor before gradually losing control of the match, leaving the Metropolitans to approach the last ten minutes with a point of delay only. A last quarter-time during which the players of Boulogne-Levallois have continued to race in the lead to, on the buzzer, win by six lengths (80-86) and breathe after a difficult start to the competition.
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