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Union Neuchâtel hangs on and wins

A forceps victory for Union Neuchâtel. Mitar Trivunovic’s men beat Swiss Central 69-66 on Saturday night in the Swiss Basketball League. Facing the red lantern, the Riveraine players struggled to make a difference.

Slump

The Neuchâtelois started this meeting on the right foot by quickly taking over their opponent of the day. At the first break, the Unionists were leading by eight points, 25-13. But the proteges of Mitar Trivunovic experienced a culpable release in the second quarter. The Riveraine players led 35-26, before sinking and conceding a partial dry spell of 12-0 just before halftime.

The Neuchâtelois then had to chase after the score until the start of the fourth quarter. Moment chosen by the Unionists to definitively reverse the match.

In the standings, Union Neuchâtel took advantage of this success to come back up to Monthey, seventh, with eight points in nine matches. /gjo

Swiss Central – Union Neuchâtel 66-69 (15-23 23-12 13-13 15-21)

Staffeln, 500 spectators

Referees: Novakovic / Buttet / Chalbi

Union Neuchâtel : Ancrum (16 points/0 faute), West (7/3), Grasses (2/0), Maquiesse (11/4), Robertson (18/5), Martin (13/0), Memishi (2/1) .

Swiss Central: Lamar (19 points/ 4 fouls), Fuchs (14/3), Leemans (10/3), Schärer (6/2), Roche (11/0), Schreiner (5/4), Schommer (1 /2), Jusovic (0/2).

Detailed match stats

Other results: Nyon-Massagno 71-75 (43-36). Vevey–Boncourt 77-78 (31-42).

Ranking : 1. Massagno 9/16. 2. Vevey Riviera 9/12. 3. Freiburg Olympic 9/12. 4. Geneva Lions 8/10. 5. Starwings Basel 10/10. 6. Boncourt 9/8. 7. Union Neuchâtel 9/8. 8. Lugano 8/8 9. Monthey Chablais 9/8 10. Nyon 9/4. 11. Swiss Central 9/2.

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