The Vendée derby for Les Sables-d’Olonne, Besançon at the end of the suspense

While the Etoile Angers Basket consolidated its position as leader of Pool A of NM1, Les Sables-d’Olonne won the Vendée derby (72-67) against much too clumsy Challandais (35% success on shots ) to hope to make a result in Beauséjour. Returned to a possession in the money time after having been 14 points behind, Antoine Michon’s proteges could not stop Noah Burrell (14 points at 6/12 on shots, 3 rebounds and 4 assists for 15 evaluation in 29 minutes).

In addition to this Western derby, the CEP Lorient had fun against the JSA Bordeaux (93-60), good last of the group (only one victory in 13 games!) While Cergy-Pontoise, carried by a great Vincent Shahid (31 points at 10/16 on shots, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for 32 evaluation in 36 minutes), surprised Toulouse (81-72). In Vienne, Aurore de Vitré confirmed his excellent start to the season (8 wins in 13 matches) by defeating Poitiers (67-73).

The results of the 13th day of Pool A:

Friday 19 November 2021

• Angers – Rueil : 75-73
• Tarbes-Lourdes – La Rochelle: 83-60
• Dax-Gamarde – Rennes : 82-89

Saturday 20 November 2021

• Les Sables-d’Olonne – Challans : 72-67
• Lorient – Bordeaux : 93-60
• Cergy-Pontoise – Toulouse : 81-72
• Poitiers – Window : 67-73

In the only two matches of Pool B scheduled for Saturday, Besançon caused a sensation by winning after extra time at Orchies (75-78), with a last dunk of Valentin Vitale Lame (15 points at 6/13 on shots, 1 rebound and 2 assists but 4 lost balls for 5 evaluation in 41 minutes).

Valentin Vitale Boiteux scored 15 points for Besançon (photo : Antoine Bodelet).

For its part, Chartres relied on its doublett Yann Siegwarth – Moonir Bernaoui (22 evaluation each) to win against Avignon (94-87).

The results of the 13th day of Pool B:

Friday 19 November 2021

• Caen – Mulhouse : 77-70
• LyonSO – France Pole: 69-49
• Boulogne-sur-Mer – Kaysersberg : 82-60
• Golbey-Épinal – Le Havre : 77-100
• Andrézieux-Bouthéon – Pont-de-Chéruy: 86-54

Saturday 20 November 2021

• Chartres – Avignon : 94-87
• Orchies – Besancon : 75-78