> The essential

Despite its big victory, the TBC can no longer qualify for the play-offs. By winning in Tarbes, while Les Sables-d’Olonne lost at home against Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Pont-de-Chéruy definitively secured the 7th and last qualifying place in group B.

> The encounter

The Toulousains, aggressive in defense and skilful, could not start the meeting better (12-0, 4th). The lead climbs (23-4, 6th). She melts somewhat after the recall on the Ponsar bench (10 points at 100% success in 6 minutes) on her 2nd personal fault. Besançon is getting closer (28-16, 9th). A 4 of 4 from Thimon at 3 points in 3 minutes puts the TBC back in place (40-24, 12th). Toulouse takes its distance and discovers the 2nd period on a “buzzer beater” from Bondron. At the break the TBC (11 out of 19 from 3 points, including 3 out of 3 for Bondron and 4 out of 5 for Thimon, in 20 minutes) leads widely (65-35). It only remains for him to resist in the second half to the bursts of pride of Besançon.

> The people of Toulouse

Carl Ponsar (27 points at 56% success, 9 rebounds, 5 fouls, 2 assists) lined up the best line of statistics for an evening where Victor Mopsus (7 rebounds, 17 assists!), Fabien Bondron (85% success on shots, 3 assists, 2 interceptions), Adrien Thimon (4 of 7 at 3 points, 5 assists) and Alexandre Aygalenq (5 baskets at 3 points, 3 assists) also stood out for the last home meeting of the season.