Live Basketball. SIG led to Bourg-en-Bresse at half-time (45-44)

45 – 44

SIG led to Bourg-en-Bresse at half-time (45-44)

42 – 43

Like this powerful basket from Nelson, the “and ones” are multiplying for the locals. The SIG lead unfortunately faded (42-43, 20th).

39 – 43

Impressive reaction from Bourg-en-Bresse: after a long-distance basket from Usher, Castaneda sneaks into the racket and deposits a nice lay-up. The SIG seems to be losing its lucidity a little at the end of the first half (39-43, 19th).

29 – 38

Freddy Fauthoux, the Bourg-en-Bresse coach, received a technical foul after protesting to the referees. Maxhuni punishes the Bressans immediately by making a three-point switch! SIG has a nine-point lead (29-38, 17th).

29 – 34

This is the action of the match! Chikoko, the massive Strasbourg pivot, violently counters poor Salash, who ends up with all four irons in the air, before Artis shines with an acrobatic basket, with the foul as a bonus (29-34, 17th)!

29 – 29

In the wake of Pansa, rather bleeding in the paint, Bourg-en-Bresse revolted after conceding a 10-0. Laurent Vila takes a second timeout in this second quarter. But the SIG is in its game, that’s a certainty (29-29, 16th).

24 – 27

After a new counter-attack from Artis, Castaneda, the best Burgian scorer this season (15.3 points on average), stopped the bleeding for the JL by scoring three points (24-27, 15th).

21 – 25

Laurent Vila’s downtime is paying off. Maxhuni converts two shots and in the process, the Strasbourg players defend like starving men. Nelson receives an unsportsmanlike foul on the Bressan side. Invernizzi scores every second throw, before Kruslin makes a more than welcome winning basket. After an interception and a dunk from Artis, Frédéric Fauthoux, the JL coach, must in turn stop the game in a hurry. The SIG has just passed an 8-0 to its host (21-25, 13th).

21 – 17

The SIG doesn’t lock in the rebound very well. It’s been twice already that Courby has been most lively. Add a dunk from Ayayi after an interception and you get a 5-0 from Bourg-en-Bresse to start this second quarter (21-17, 12th). Laurent Vila, the Strasbourg coach, requests a time out.

16 – 17

SIG leads by a small point in Bourg-en-Bresse at the end of the first quarter (16-17)

13 – 12

Ayayi, inside the JL, transforms his two throws (13-12, 8th).

11 – 12

Very bloody, Artis achieves another winning penetration. SIG takes the lead for the first time (11-12, 8th).

11 – 10

Kokila, the Bressan pivot, elbows and scores in the racket. On the other side of the floor, Artis finds the target on the outskirts (11-10, 7th).

9 – 7

Maxhuni responds to Usher. Devilishly effective at long distance these days, the Finnish leader of the SIG hits the mark with three points (9-7, 5th).

9 – 4

Usher hurts the Alsatians at the start of the match. After clearing Roberson with a dribble to the right, the US outside Bourg plants a winning shot (9-4, 5th).

6 – 4

The SIG reacts immediately. Dessert wins under the circle, before Artis succeeds in his outside shot (6-4, 3rd).

6 – 0

Let’s go to Bourg-en-Bresse!

18:00

SIG communicates about Malik Fitts

17:54

For the record, this match pits Frédéric Fauthoux, the new coach of the France team, and his deputy in blue Laurent Vila. Both from the South-West, the Bourg-en-Bresse coach and the Strasbourg coach met at Elan Béarnais, where they formed a real friendship.

17:50

A handful of SIG supporters made the trip to Ekinox. The speaker proceeds to present the teams.

17:47

On the Bressan side, leader Mehdy Ngouama, injured in the ankle, is missing.

17:45

Welcome everyone!