The Monegasque title holder secured his place in the last four thanks to a success against Nanterre at the end of the suspense (94-92) while Vichy continues its good season by having beaten Le Portel (77-67).
The «Rock Team» will face Strasbourg on Sunday, still in Maine-et-Loire, winner of Nancy in the Eastern derby (102-88). Leader of the championship, she was however hot against Nanterre: the fifth in the championship, buoyed by her long-distance success (11/25), had the ball to win by Justin Bibbins (24 pts), four seconds behind the end (missed winning shot) while she was seven lengths behind 2 minutes from the end (94-87).
The Monegasques can thank their captain Yakuba Ouattara (17 pts at 5/8 behind the arc) before facing the Alsatians, who really needed the 22 points from Tyrus McGee (22 pts) to respond to the 30 units from Nancy’s Christopher Clemons.
In the other semi-final, Vichy will try to create a new feat against Dijon, big winner over the other resident of ProB, Paul-Lacq-Orthez (90-58), after widening the gap in the first period ( 41-29) in the wake of Slovenian Gregor Hrovat (15 pts, all in the first period).
