Champagne Basket surprises Bourg after extra time, Nanterre beats Monaco and Strasbourg outclasses Limoges
Before the derby between Paris Basketball and the Metropolitans 92, four other matches were played this Saturday on behalf of the 15th day of Betclic ELITE. Despite the exceptional performance of Rasheed Sulaimon, JL Bourg can no longer do it and once again lost after extra time against Champagne Basket (97-98). At the same time, Nanterre 92 brought down Monaco (87-83). Elan Béarnais found their way back to success at home against Orléans (94-85). Finally, the SIG Strasbourg has become a real correction to the CSP of Limoges (97-66).
Champagne Basket brings down JL Bourg after extra time
Under the impetus of a Jessie Begarin on fire (21 points and 13 assists), Champagne Basket started this meeting very strongly by inflicting a terrible 16 to 2 on Laurent Legname’s men. The nightmare continued for the Burgiens in this first quarter. Unable to stop the opposing attacks, the Game finds itself largely led, scoring only 8 points in these first ten minutes (8-27, 10 ‘). The Bressans attacked this second quarter time with much better intentions. Under the impulsion of Rasheed Sulaimon (35 points), JL Bourg caught up and came back to within 9 points of their evening opponents (31-40, 17′). For his first match under his new colors, Orlando Coleman (12 points) was very impactful and allowed Champagne Basket to join the locker room in the lead (40-49, 20 ‘).
Upon returning from the locker room, JL Bourg inflicted a 10-4 in five minutes on the Champenois. Cédric Heitz’s men were not demobilized and took advantage of the very good passage of Enzo Goudou Sinha (24 points) to keep the advantage (50-53, 25′). In the hard in this third quarter time, Champagne Basket still led by 4 points at the start of the last ten minutes (64-68, 30 ‘). JL Bourg completely reversed the trend in this last quarter but Enzo Goudou-Sinha snatched the extension (85-85, 40 ‘).
WHAT IS THIS END OF MATCH!?
@Nzo_Gousi send the game to extra time!#BetclicELITE @ChampBasketOff pic.twitter.com/uIKtGJAdQS
— LNB (@LNBofficiel) January 15, 2022
Despite all the efforts made to go into extra time, JL Bourg ended the game with a 0-7 and above all a huge 3-pointer from Jessie Begarin 6.8 seconds from the end to fall by a small point at home. against brave Champenois (97-98). An extremely important victory for Cédric Heitz’s men. The Game will have to quickly forget this new disappointment and remobilize to hope to win in the next match.
THE WINNING SHOT FOR JESSIE BEGARIN!#BetclicELITE @ChampBasketOff pic.twitter.com/gztJBirWB4
— LNB (@LNBofficiel) January 15, 2022
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With an imperial Chris Horton, Nanterre continues against Monaco
Nanterre 92 played without complex against Monaco in these first minutes. Driven by an excellent Jeremy Senglin (13 points), the Ile-de-France residents described solutions offensively. The Monegasques could rely on a Ibrahima Fall Faye imperial in the paint (24 points) to stay in touch. Sasa Obradovic’s men even reversed the trend and took the lead after a very attacking first quarter (18-23, 10′). The crossover continued in this first act between two teams determined not to be left behind. At the break, the Roca Team maintained a slight advantage over the eye-catching Nanterriens (38-39, 20′).
Pascal Donnadieu’s men accelerated from the start of the second period. Adam Mokoka (14 points) allowed his side to take control in this match (49-43, 25′). Nanterre 92 found its address and led by 9 points at the start of this last quarter (64-55, 30′). Monaco literally exploded in this last quarter time and let themselves be left behind by euphoric Nanterriens. Chris Horton (23 points, 10 rebounds) also participated in the party, even finished in double-double. Nanterre offered a second success in a row (87-83) after the missed correction at Elan Béarnais last week.
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Elan Béarnais recovers against Orléans
Orleans posed a lot of problems for the Pau defense from the start of the match. Germain Castano’s men relied on the formidable efficiency of Youssou Ndoye (32 points) to break away (11-17, 6′). In the hard in this first quarter time, the Béarnais found themselves led by 3 points (23-26, 10 ‘). After ten complicated first minutes, Eric Bartecheky’s men found their colors offensively and relied on a duo Gregor Hrovat (17 points) – Justin Bibbins (20 points) very effective to pass for the first time in the game (41-36, 18 ‘). At the break, Orléans led by a small point on the Pau floor (42-43, 20’).
In the tough offensively and jostled by the Orléanais, the Pau could count on a Giovanni Oniangue still as combative (13 points) to galvanize themselves. Ten minutes from time, Pau regained the lead (63-61, 30′). Freed, the Béarnais inflicted an 11-2 on the Orleans to start this last quarter, thus taking an 11-point lead at the best of times (74-63, 33 ‘). Serious to the end, Eric Bartecheky’s men reacted perfectly after their defeat on the Nanterre floor last week. Elan Béarnais finally won 94 to 85 and moved forward.
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+ 31: Strasbourg unfolds against Limoges CSP
From the start of the match, the Alsatians imposed a hellish pace. In the wake of a Matt Mitchell very efficient (21 points), SIG Strasbourg clearly stood out in this first quarter (25-10, 10′). The attacking festival continued for Lassi Tuovi’s men in the second quarter. The Alsatian captain DeAndre Lansdowne (22 points) showed the way to his partners. Opposite, the Limougeauds still struggled as much offensively, like a CJ Massinbourg limited to 2 points on the counter at half-time (15 points in the end). More skilful and more aggressive defensively, the Strasbourg team returned to the locker room with a clear advantage (49-28, 20′).
The second half was like the first for SIG Strasbourg. The locals continued to unroll their basket. Nothing could happen to the men of Lassi Tuovi this Saturday evening. After four wins in a row, the Limougeauds were unable to stop the opposing offensives and were still trailing by 26 points after thirty minutes of play (69-43, 30′). The SIG Strasbourg won in the large widths (97-66), thus stopping Limoges CSP in full doubt a few days before the clasico against Elan Béarnais.