Boulogne-Levallois doubles the lead in the last seconds against Asvel

For match 2 of the semi-final against Asvel, after a first victory on Sunday (75-69), the Metropolitans had taken up residence at the Accor Arena, in front of 15,000 people who came to admire and applaud Victor Wembanyama before his departure. for the NBA. If the young prodigy entertained them (13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists), Asvel was able, despite 16 points behind in the third quarter, to maintain the threat to the Mets until the last second.

The awakening of Dee Bost (11 pts, 5 assists) forced Vincent Collet to call his players to order. With success, since the Mets quickly regained a ten-length lead, to return to the locker room at the break with a reduced margin in the last seconds by Charles Kahudi, the three-time French champion’s top scorer with 14 goals (43-36).

Asvel wakes up

The danger then came from Retin Obasohan (12 pts). The Belgian rear of Asvel reduced the gap with a free throw at the end of the third quarter (65-56), before threatening the Ile-de-France racket at the start of the next (67-60). A succession of clumsiness on the Ile-de-France side allowed the Villeurbannais to return to two lengths four minutes from the buzzer (74-72), then only one at 17 seconds, on a long shot from Dee Bost (81-80), who put it back in the stride (83-83). It will finally take an authoritative shot from Barry Brown (11 pts in total) off the racket to secure the Mets’ second victory in this series.