Betclic Elite: Monaco in pain against Nanterre, Bourg-en-Bresse overthrows Paris 92
Monaco suffered for its entry into the running in this Betclic Elite 2022/2023. The Roca Team, once again favorite with Asvel this season, had all the trouble in the world to get rid of Nanterre (78-75). The victory took shape in the last minutes thanks to Alpha Diallo. The American went for, in pain, two shots at the last minute and did not flinch, allowing his team, trailing by five points (64-59), at the start of the last quarter, to iron in front.
The Monegasques however took a long time to start, finishing the first quarter eight points behind the Ile-de-France residents (26-18). Carried by Benjamin Sene (20 points) and Justin Bibbins (14 points), Nanterre took advantage of the clumsiness of the men of Sasa Obradovic, who finished the third quarter with 37% shooting efficiency. But, with experience, Monaco managed to get out of it, led by Jordan Loyd (17 points) and Adrien Moerman, author of a good match for his return to France.
Stunning Bourg-en-Bresse, surprising Nancy
In a meeting between two teams that will participate in the EuroCup, Bourg-en-Bresse overthrew Paris 92 after extra time (102-99). The Bressans came back with a badly filed match (55-41 in favor of Paris at the break). They will be able to reward Jordan Floyd, author of a capital performance with 41 points.
Nancy, for her part, created the sensation against Limoges (87-78). For his return to the first division, the promoted worked hard (26-15 at the end of the first quarter) and held up well to the return of the CSP to achieve an inaugural success. The promoted are definitely very surprising at the start of the season, the day after the victory of Blois against Roanne.
In the other meeting of the evening, Le Mans won without shaking against Fos-sur-Mer (101-83). Les Manceaux were able to count on a big game from Matt Morgan (27 points).