3 victories and 2 defeats: this is the new record for Friborg Olympic in the FIBA Europe Cup. Wednesday evening on the shores of the Black Sea, the reigning Swiss champions dominated the Romanians from Constanta by 27 points.
Match statistics
Leading by 7 units at half-time, Thibaut Petit’s players stepped on the accelerator in the second half. They were notably able to count on the Americans Eric Nottage (19 points and 9 assists) and Mezie Offurum (17 points and 5 rebounds) as offensive leaders. This success allows the Friborgs to maintain their 2nd place.
Martin’s injury
This great evening for Olympic was unfortunately tarnished by the injury of Killian Martin who badly twisted his ankle (sprained) at the end of the second quarter. Olympic’s second best scorer this season in the league did not reappear on the floor thereafter. At the end of the match, Killian Martin was carried by his teammates to the locker room. The severity of his injury is not yet known: his absence could be several weeks.
Final against Antwerp
For Olympic, everything will be decided next Wednesday at the Saint-Léonard hall (November 13 at 7 p.m.) on the last day of the group stage. Natan Jurkovitz’s teammates will face the Belgians from Antwerp who are in 3rd place in the group. As a reminder, 1st place in each group directly qualifies for the rest of the competition: it is already promised to the French from Cholet. Then, the six best 2nds will also qualify.
In the event of a victory against Antwerp, Olympic will have a good chance of qualifying, while in the event of a defeat, it will be eliminated. Before thinking about it, we will have to return to Switzerland and recover for the duel scheduled for Saturday against Massagno.
RadioFr. – Valentin Danzi
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