As a symbol, he captured the rebound on the last Béarnais shot, thus confirming the victory of Poitiers Basket 86 against Pau-Lacq-Orthez (77-72). Ilane Fibleuil was in the oven and the mill this Friday at the Arena, during a match once again sold out. “This last rebound seals the match, so I’m happy to have taken it”he smiled afterwards.
This is not the only area in which he distinguished himself during this meeting. The statistics speak for him: best in evaluation (16), best rebounder (8), second best scorer (13 points), the young Poitevin guard was omnipresent during this success.
“He's been in trouble for three games, he came out of the five majors this evening but he responded in the most beautiful wayobserved his coach, Andy Thornton-Jones. He also spent 14 straight minutes on the field in the second half and did not come out of the fourth quarter. He really impacted and dominated physically. He slowed down Pinault, took rebounds, he was present in the transition game. It's a good performance, it's good for him and for us. We needed it. »
“I live for matches like this”
“I live for matches like this”smiled Ilane Fibleuil, happy with the success of his team, a week after the defeat brought back from Vichy (91-87). “As a basketball player and competitor, I like high-stakes games like this. We knew that after a defeat, we had to win and that felt good. »
And if the 19-year-old full-back was happy to have regained good sensations this Friday. For him and for the PB. “These last few matches, I haven't been very productivehe admitted. I would have liked to bring more to my team to help them win. This evening, I went all out and told myself that we had to do it. »
He particularly hit hard in the area of rebounding. A sector where the Poitevins have been struggling since the start of the season and where Ilane Fibleuil has shone, capturing 8 including 7 offensive ones. “I don’t look at statisticshe said before emphasizing the importance of putting one's qualities at the service of the collective. I knew I would have to do more than the others on defense, on rebounds, in transition… That's what I tried to do. We know that rebounding is one of the things we need to work on. When we face big teams, we are often dominated in this sector and it is often thanks to this that they take the match. This evening, it is a pleasure to be present on this point. »
Even if everything wasn't perfect. Like the defense during the first two quarters (45 points conceded against only 27 in the next two). “We knew they had shooters, we saw it on video and we prepared for itrecalled Ilane Fibleuil. Despite everything, I think we could still have done better in the first half, especially on the work on the screens where their shooters came out and scored, sometimes by hitting big shots. »
Like Bastien Pinault, who scored 20 points in the first three quarters but was completely out of control during the last period where he remained on the field for more than 7 minutes. Proof of the quality of Poitevin's defensive performance. “ We met a good team, very complete, and it was a good match. We had this little extra thing, we carried out the coach’s instructions and it worked”smiled the young Poitevin rearguard. From now on, he and his teammates have their sights set on Orléans where they will travel on Friday December 27.
Quite a trip to another big arm in the division, firmly established on the podium since the start of the season. To bring back a good result, the Poitevins will have to stay on their momentum. And to be solid during two halves this time.
