Olympic won 82-74 at Le Pommier against the Geneva Lions on Saturday in the traditional clash of the SBL. The Fribourgeois thus leave their opponents of the day at 8 points in the standings.
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Petar Aleksic’s players were in the lead for most of the game. The 6-0 signed at the start of the last quarter allowed them to break away (66-53), and they ensured their success by taking a 17-point lead (74-57) at 4’59” from the end after an award-winning basket by Natan Jurkovitz.
Olympic has largely dominated the debates in the racket. The best rebounder of the game is certainly Geneva (Keith Clanton, with 11 shots), but the Lions have only captured 29 rebounds against 45 for Olympic. The Friborg substitutes also scored 39 points, compared to only 11 for the players off the Geneva bench.
Nyon for its part returned to victory on Saturday. Beaten in their previous three games in the league, coach Stefan Ivanovic’s men dominated Lugano 81-70 thanks in particular to 20 points and 17 rebounds from inside Devante Brooks.
SB League: Saturday’s results
- Swiss Central – Starwings Bâle 61-77
- Nyon – Lugano Tigers 81-70
- Geneva Lions – Friborg Olympic 74-82
