Revenge for Strasbourg. Six days after the return match of Betclic Élite won by Nancy in Lorraine (79-75), the SIG won its ticket for the semi-finals of the Coupe de France for the third year in a row, Saturday at the Arena Loire from Trélazé (Maine-et-Loire), near Angers. This success (102-88) offers the SIG a ticket for the semi-finals, Sunday (5 p.m.), still in Trélazé against the winner of the Top 8 poster, Monaco-Nanterre, played on Saturday evening.
Supported by its long-distance skill (61% success, 15 of 24 from three points), Strasbourg took the lead in the second and third quarters but without ever taking off (52-45 at mid-point). time). And remained under threat from Nancéiens (80-80, 35th) carried by Chris Clemons (30 points).
The very rhythmic Grand Est derby changed in the last three minutes when Quinton Hooker and Tyrus McGee (22 points) made two baskets after an offensive rebound, while the SLUC lost control in attack with two lost balls in a row.
While Frank Mason, half-hearted (3 points, 4 assists) left definitively, hit in the right hand in the fourth quarter, Nancy lacked foresight in the final package. Strasbourg, already a semi-finalist last year, will try on Sunday, against Monaco or Nanterre, to return to the Accor Arena in Paris, venue for the final, Saturday April 26, two years after its failure against Pau-Lacq-Orthez.
