Villeurbanne preserved a small lead over Efes Istanbul at the last minute to win its seventh victory of the season in the Euroleague, 84 to 80, Friday in front of its home crowd.
After 29 days, ASVEL remains penultimate but records a slight improvement in a European season: this is its second victory in three matches after that against Milan at the beginning of the month, and against a prestigious opponent, even if Istanbul is returned to the ranks since his two titles in 2021 and 2022.
However, the Villeurbannais almost ruined everything during a disastrous last quarter. Leading by 18 points 7 min 34 sec from the end, they let Efes come back to one unit (81-80) by multiplying the loss of balls, sometimes from the throw-in.
It was the American Paris Lee who scored the three-point basket thanks to superb work from Nando De Colo. “We were a little surprised», recognized the French international, author of nine assists, on Skweek’s microphone. Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot finished as the match’s top scorer with 21 points.
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