LyonSO overthrows Caen, Poitiers still shines, Bordeaux does not give up
LyonSO won the clash of the National 1 evening on Tuesday by winning 81-78 against Caen, leader of Pool B. Still trailing 61-74 in the 32nd minute with two major injuries during the match (Marco Pellin and Michael Craion) as well as their captain Kevin Joss-Rauze already out for five fouls, the Lyonnais managed to recover their delay thanks in particular to the double-double of the MVP of the match Kevin Kokila (2.04m, 20 years old) with 17 points and 11 rebounds. This victory allows the men of Moat Rhennam to return to joint third place with Mulhouse and Le Havre. The three teams have the same number of wins (16) as the second in the Chartres ranking, but have played one game less.
Bordeaux pride
In Pool A, the JSA managed to get the better of Vitré (77-65), third success of the season for Matthieu Hubert’s men. After Cergy-Pointoise and Rueil, it’s Aurore’s turn to fill the meager table of victory for the Bordelais. In front from the first quarter (27-15), the Girondins maintained their lead until the end of the game. Kiady Razanamahenina (1.85m, 25 years old) was voted best player of the game with 21 points scored. After this meeting, Vitré is ninth in the standings with 11 wins for as many defeats while Bordeaux remains the red lantern with 3 wins for 19 defeats. Next big challenge for the Bordelai: to stop the crazy series of Poitiers.
Pass 11 for PB86
Precisely, the Poitevins are on an incredible obtained with an eleventh victory in a row. Poitiers took the upper hand 69 to 60 against Rueil. The man of this match, Lovro Mazalin (2.04m, 24 years old) scored 15 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in 34 minutes. Despite this series, the PB86 remains runner-up in Pool A. Andy Thornton-Jones’ men have one less victory than the Angevin leader. For its part, the RAC, ex-leader, is in full pain with six defeats in a row but remains fourth in Pool A. The Ile-de-France residents will still have an interest on Friday in going to beat Vitré, beaten by the red lantern on Tuesday.
Around Mazalin, the Pictavians did not make a mistake in Rueil
(photo: Gérard Héloïse)
The results of the 24th day of National 1:
Pool A :
. Toulouse against Angers 74 – 80
. Rochelais Stadium vs Sables d’Olonne 71 – 59
. reindeer against Cergy-Pontoise 99 – 77
. Rueil against Poitiers 60 – 69
. Challans against Lorient 76 – 98
. Dax Garmade vs. Tarbes-Lourdes 78 – 100
. Bordeaux against Vitré: 77 – 65
Pool B:
. Pole France against Boulogne-sur-Mer : 44 – 79
. Avigon Pontet vs. Andrezieux : 75 – 82
. Le Havre against Orchis : 77 – 68
. Kayserberg against Chartres: 85 – 77
. Mulhouse vs Golbey-Epinal: 86 – 62
. Lyon againsts Caen BC: 81 – 78
. Besancon against Pont-de-Chéruy: 88 – 63