Holders of the title, the Nantes people left the competition without regrets, falling against a solid formation from Quimper after having given everything. After a balanced first quarter, Ujap took the lead, with a lead of up to 11 lengths following an 8-0 score from Ryan Reid’s basket, two throws from Bathiste Tchouaffé and four points from David Jackson (36-25).
L’Hermine held on, first coming back to 40-33 at the break before worrying the locals more seriously after the break. The troops of Jean-Baptiste Lecrosnier then chained a 14-5 to take the lead following an improved offensive rebound from Josh Ajayi and a counter-attack concluded by Jérôme Sanchez (45-47).
Forced to react, the Quimperois took over control through Ryan Reid at the start of the fourth quarter (56-53). The Jackson-Rambaut pair then accompanied their pivot in scoring to allow the Aries to regain their distance, Ovidijus Varanauskas giving his family 8 lengths (67-59) for a final success with a score of 74-68.
See you on Tuesday for the semi-finals between Fos-sur-Mer – Nancy and Quimper – Paris.
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