The spearheads of French-speaking basketball have won
Vevey and Geneva did not shake at home against Neuchâtel and Boncourt. As for Fribourg, he avoided the trap on the road to Monthey on Saturday.
Malik Johnson, the best player of the meeting between Vevey and Neuchâtel transforms his free throw.
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As part of the 30th day of the SB League championship, the four highest ranked teams did the job. Leader Massagno (48 points) won the Ticino derby on Friday on the Lugano floor 89-95 (47-50),
On Saturday, it was time for the French-speaking clubs who therefore played with a little extra pressure. Friborg Olympic won in the Reposieux room against a Monthey who did not give up. The score: 86-91 (33-42). The visitors widened the gap from the start, then they were never caught. The Valaisans got closer to 4 points at the end of the first period, but they couldn’t do better. With this victory, Olympic came back to within two lengths of Massagno three days from the end.
Vevey secures against Neuchâtel
At home, Vevey had no problem against Union Neuchâtel. The Vaudois won 83-62 (40-25). With 30 successful points, Malik Johnson weighed with all his weight on this meeting. In comparison, Neuchâtel’s top scorer of the evening, Arkim Robertson, stopped at 15 points. The Vaudois therefore remain third in the hierarchy with 36 points.
Two other French-speaking clubs were in the running on Saturday: the Geneva Lions received Boncourt. Here too, the favorite won. The Genevans, fourth in the SB League (34 points), beat the Jurassien, eighth (22 points) 86-73 (50-35). The 15-point gap at the break set the tone for this meeting. It was before the tea that Dragan Andrejevic’s men made the difference.
In the race for the play-offs on Sunday, Nyon will play an extremely important game against Starwings.
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