Germani Brescia returns to victory, beating Bourg en Bresse away and trying to get out of a very complicated period. Deserved race by Germani, who basically drives for 40 ‘and takes advantage of the opaque evening to shoot his opponents. The defense put in place by coach Magro’s team is excellent, which unlike the last few matches finds pace and good percentages from the field and from the arc. MVP is Kenny Gabriel, who with an excellent performance drags his teammates, helped by the excellent performances of Nikolic, Della Valle and Burns. Well from the Brescia arc, who shoots with 38% and also wins the rebound fight, capturing 39 carambola to get the better of the leaders of the group.
Brescia gets back up and consolidates its qualifying area, while for the French training the qualification is postponed to next week.
Bourg Quintet: Floyd, Julien, Palmer, Mike, Kokila
Brescia Quintet: Nikolic, Della Valle, Moss, Gabriel, Odiase
Good start for Brescia, driven by backcourt points, with a Nikolic very inspired and a Of the valley solid (0-5). Bourg responds and the race returns to balance, with the French dragged by Floyd: the American point guard triples the local lead (13-12 in the 5′). Answer Brescia, with break 8-0 built by the arc, to reach +7 (20-13). Bourg responds immediately with points from the second lines, returning to equalize at the end of the first quarter (20-20).
Match that proceeds point to point also in the second period, with Brescia taking the initiative with Taylor e Massinburg (23-27 at 13′). Very little is scored in the central part of Tempino, with the defenses able to defuse slow and imprecise attacks. Brescia commands the match and also touches 8 with free throws Of the valley (26-34 at 16′). Bourg reacts thanks to the baskets of Floyd e Julienwhich report the hosts below, with Odiase who denies the basket at the buzzer and sends the Lioness to rest by one point (39-40).
Brescia starts the recovery well with the bomb of Gabrielrepeated by another shortly after. Of the valley the long Brescian helps, while among the transalpines Mike the only one to move the score, but Gabriel he is unleashed and scores his third triple in the set, with Brescia still extending to +8 (43-51 in the 24th minute). Kokila e Palmer they shorten the gap, but it’s a flash in the pan because Taylor e Burns they fly Brescia to +9, with the very inspired Italian-American on both sides of the field (49-58). The points of mass at e Pierre close the penultimate quarter (53-58).
Brescia struggles to score in the first minutes of the last quarter, with Bourg shortening the distance with a break 6-2 (59-60 in the 34th minute). Last five minutes with the match open to any outcome, with the teams now scoring very little. He thinks about it Massinburg to score a very heavy triple, which is worth +6 with 3′ from the end (59-65). Bourg tries a rough reaction, but Gabriel e Nikolic they definitively sink the French formation, which surrenders. Final score: 66-74.
Mincidelice JL Bourg en Bresse v Germani Brescia 66-74 (20-20; 39-40; 53-58)
MVP Basketinside: Kenny Gabriel
