Asvel won on the Cholet floor (73-69), Sunday at the conclusion of the 12th day of the Betclic Élite regular season. Twice, however, CB had the opportunity to distance its opponent, by leading 31-19 after a quarter of an hour of play, firstly, then by being in the lead at 52-43 in the 27th minute. . But Asvel always came back and finally managed to inflict a third defeat in a row on Cholet.
The Villeurbanne team went in front, on two free throws from Edwin Jackson (62-61, 36th). Then the same Jackson crucified the Choletais with a superb three-point shot 37 seconds from the buzzer, to lead 71-67. Thanks to two points from Vojtech Hruban, the Mauges team was able to reduce the gap, but, on the last possession of the ball (which belonged to Asvel), it strangely did not cause a foul, while 19” remained to play, precipitating his own loss. This would certainly have given his opponent free throws but would then have given him a final possession.
18 points pour Edwin Jackson
The visitors thus snatched their eighth victory of the season and preserved their fourth place in the standings. Edwin Jackson and Mike Scott were the two most efficient players in the Asvel ranks, with 18 points each. Jackson signed his best performance since his return to Betclic Elite this season and the 24 points scored at Pau-Lacq-Orthez in October 2019 (he then returned to Spain and had a short stint in Nanterre).
Next Saturday, Cholet will try to break its bad spiral at Saint-Quentin. The next day, Asvel will travel to Bourg-en-Bresse, third in Betclic Élite, three days after welcoming Bayern Munich in the Euroleague, in its new Arena in Décines.
2023-11-19 20:34:36
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