While JLB and MSB had reversed their dynamic last week in Betclic Élite – with a first defeat after eight successes for the Bressans, and a first success in four outings for the Sarthois -, Frédéric Fauthoux’s men resumed their march forward Saturday evening by signing, at Ekinox, a very large victory against the Manceaux (86-67).
The fruit of two one-sided first quarters (45-22 at the break). If the visitors stabilized around 15 units behind after returning from the locker room, Bourg-en-Bresse managed to keep their opponent at bay in order to win easily. He would probably have taken cover much more easily by correcting a suspicious clumsiness with his throws (1 out of 7 to start, 27 out of 41 in the end).
This relaunch remains good news for the tied second in the Championship (17 wins and 6 losses, like Asvel), who was working without his nugget Zaccharie Risacher, forfeited due to the concussion protocol to be observed after suffering a shock for his first with the France team against Croatia. The success above all means the end of doubt for a team which had lost 4 of its last 5 matches, in all competitions (61-84 at Asvel, in Betclic, three weeks ago). Opposite, William Howard, absent from the courts since September 30, 2022, made his debut for the MSB (5 points, 4 rebounds in 10′). Le Mans (10v-14d), is clearly not safe from the relegation zone, whose first seat is occupied by Blois (8v-15d).
For refusing to let the last possession of the match pass, while the locals had stopped defending, Trevor Hudgins finished as the evening’s top scorer (17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists), receiving in the process of a unsportsmanlike foul on Bryce Brown (12 points), who did not appreciate his opponent’s transgression by also going to play the last seconds. Jeremy Morgan finished as the winners’ top scorer (16 points), while Bodian Massa came close to a double-double (10 points, 9 rebounds) after impressing on defense (3 blocks).
2024-03-02 22:35:11
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