Orléans Loiret Basket lost this Saturday, December 20 in a highly contested clash on the Roanne floor (76-71). In the tough at the start of the fourth quarter, the Loirétains had found the energy to come back, but Roanne finally made the difference in the last minute. Orléans concedes its fourth defeat of the season. A result which allows the Choir to resume its pursuit of OLB in the ranking. On Saturday, Boulazac can, in the event of success against Vichy, become sole leader.
Lee Moore, always wow!
The Chorale, who had reinstated Dylan Affo Mama (injured ankle), and Orléans were on par for a very long time in a game launched at a very defensive pace. In this game, the Roannais were rather formidable, depriving the Orléanais of rhythm and solutions on placed play. The gap never exceeded one possession between two teams going blow for blow (17-16, 10th).
The solution for the OLB too often came from the unique Lee Moore (16 points in the first period), who often created differences based on his individual talent in percussion. In the Roanne camp, Antoine Diot gave a little more pace to the collective play of the locals, and very often found Bruno Cingala-Mata in a good evening at the conclusion. The Choraliens, who finished better, returned to the locker room with a short advantage (32-29, 20th).
Aggressive Roannais
The scenario remained more or less the same after the break. But Orléans, which did not give up despite sometimes very unfavorable situations, like the Roanne transitions very well defended by Lee Moore or Nicolas Pavrette, ended up regaining the lead in scoring (44-48, 28th).
But Roanne, who continued to play aggressively, managed the best series of the evening with a 10-0 score at the start of the fourth quarter. The Roannais, who had the upper hand inside thanks this time to Florian Leopold, took a good option by achieving the first break (65-56, 34th). Tomislav Gabric and Lee Moore, author of three-point shots from space, kept the hope alive (72-71, 39th). But Orléans, which had the opportunity to get back in front, did not succeed. Harvey Gauthier gave the Choraliens some breathing room 13 seconds from time (74-71). The OLB could not find the opening in the last possession and Roanne finally won 76-71.
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