Marcus Keene pushes Strasbourg into BCL Round of 16
By the Eurohoops team/ [email protected]
Since Luca Banchi sat on the bench of SIG Strasbourg, the French team has not lost a single match between the BCL and the LNB. The same thing happened against UCAM Murcia, beaten 82-70.
Marcus Keene and DeAndre Lansdowne paved the way for the home team. The former Varese keeper had 25 points and 4 assists with 5/11 from deep, while the American forward scored 23 points with 5 rebounds.
Matt Mitchell, who has scored over 20 points in each of his previous three BCL games after hitting that tally in just one of his previous 16 appearances in the competition, enjoyed a ‘normal’ night with 10 points .
UCAM Murcia, who have now won 21 of their last 26 games in the BCL, with all five losses in that span coming while playing on the road, had Travis Trice as their best player of the night, with 17 points and 7 assists.
Strasbourg, who found a solid fourth quarter (24-16), dominated the match in the racket, registering 32 points, 16 more than UCAM Murcia.
With this victory, SIG Strasbourg qualified for the round of 16 with a record of 4-1. Despite the defeat, the Spanish side (3-2) remain second in Group B, with Tofas Bursa (2-3) and Falco Szombathely (1-4, already eliminated) behind.
PHOTO CREDIT: Basketball Champions League