Tony Crocker, Strasbourg overthrows ASVEL
By Johnny Askounis / [email protected]
A double-digit lead turned to dust but SIG Strasbourg bounced back down the home stretch to secure the victory, 82-74, against LDLC ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne on Sunday.
Making his Betclic Elite LNB Pro A debut in France, Tony Crocker scored 24 points with 6/9 trebles to accompany seven rebounds and two assists in the fourth round of the regular season. Captain DeAndre Lansdowne added 13 points and Yannis Morin added 12 points.
After a 2-0 start in Group F of the Basketball Champions League regular season, Lassi Tuovi’s side finally stalled domestically, taking their French League record to 1-2.
Elie Okobo finished with a team record 13 points in the first domestic loss of the 2021-22 season for ASVEL. David Lighty got nine points on his season debut after being excused for dealing with a personal matter during the first part of the season. James Gist, Raymar Morgan and Victor Wembanyama were absent.
The loss forced the visitors to 3-1 and a tie at six at the top of the standings. The team coached by TJ Parker, also 3-1 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, will travel to AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milano in the fifth round of the regular season scheduled for Thursday.
Meanwhile, AS Monaco went 3-1 in the French League with a 93-73 victory over JDA Dijon. The hosts dominated the Round 4 game despite Mike James resting with Will Thomas and Brock Motum.
The team coached by Zvezdan Mitrovic after two losses in the first week of two matches of the 2021-2022 edition of EuroLeague have benefited Donatas Motiejunas and Danilo Andjusic sharing a record 16 points. Alpha Diallo followed with 11 points. Back in EuroLeague, Monaco will travel to Baskonia on Friday.
Seasoned point guard David Holston combined 15 points with eight assists as Dijon fell to 1-2. Jeanne is also 0-1 in Basketball Champions League regular-season Group C with a home game against Nizhny Novgorod on Tuesday.
The other teams currently at 3-1 in LNB are Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez, Metropolitans 92, JL Bourg and Châlons-Reims.
Sunday results:
AS Monaco – JDA Dijon 93-73
SIG Strasbourg – LDLC ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne 82-74
Photo credit: Basketball Champions League
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