France – Ukraine
109-88
The 4506 spectators present at the Halle Vacheresse attended a meeting made spectacular by the address and the two attacks. Ukraine hung on for a long time before yielding in the last quarter. But the Blues had to work hard and give their all, as always, especially after conceding a 17-0 (37-37, 14e ) which revived Yagupova’s teammates (28 points).
“We try to build our DNA on defense but when we have a success like that, I can understand that we think less about defending. But we will have to progress in this register, we will not be able to exist at the highest level if we do not have defensive stability, ”underlines national coach Jean-Aimé Toupane. After an almost perfect start, the job was almost done (37-20, 11e ), the slate of the first leg almost erased (90-71 for Ukraine).
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