This is called marking your territory. And the spirits. Kemper’s Rams are not leaders for nothing. They showed it again this Saturday against Tours, which they conscientiously defeated 101 to 77.
125 to 66 on evaluation
This big difference on the scoreboard is also found in two statistical categories: in evaluation (125 against 66) and in the ratio between assists and lost balls (25 and 9 for Quimper against 11 and 20 for Tours).
And if two major players were missing (interior Fabien Paschal and Haitian 3-4 post Bernie André) in Tours, nothing says that their presence would have changed anything in the result of the match.
As is often the case this season, the Rams started very strong. Their big three-point success (4 out of 4 to start) allowed them to make a first gap (18-6, 5′). And when the Tourangeaux came back and even went ahead at the start of the second quarter (31-33), they gave a lethal boost and gradually took an irremediable lead which rose to 28 points (86-58) at six and a half minutes remaining.
Freshness and bench length
“We have this freshness and this length of bench to give a boost when the opponent comes back,” confirmed Noah Burrell, whose evening it was (23 points and 8 assists) in the same way as Jamar Abrams ( 23 points and 5 fouls caused).
“It’s a good victory against a direct competitor for the climb. Winning is not so simple, because like Le Havre which has only lost once since the start of the season, we are expected by each team. But at the club, everything is done so that we can work in good conditions,” said Thibaut Woliciki. A coach delighted by the state of mind that reigns in his collective. “When I see the bench rising with each basket scored, I won everything, because my players on the bench would be starting in any other team and are still happy for the others. »
Technical sheet
Quart-temps : 27-24, 18-11, 29-16, 27-26.
Referees: Maxence Carrazedo and Thibaut Ropert.
Spectators: 1 745.
QUIMPER. 36 of 63 baskets (57%) including 10 of 23 (43%) at three points; 19 lf out of 21 (90%); 30 rebounds (Thévenard, 6), including 8 offensive; 25 assists (Burrell, 8); 9 interceptions; 13 lost balls; rating: 125 (Burrell, 28).
Markers: Dudit (8), Burrell (23), Abrams (23), Thévenard (6), Milovanovic (10), then Dumortier (10), Wallez (12), Loukabi (6), Injai (3), Mambangui (0) .
TOURS. 28 of 61 baskets (46%) including 10 of 29 (34%) at three points; 11% out of 19 (58%); 29 rebounds (Dargenton, 6), including 11 offensive; 11 assists (Turner, 3); 7 interceptions; 20 lost bullets; rating: 66 (Minfir, 21).
Markers: Turner (14), Bequignon (6), Minfir (20), Dargenton (2), Sylla (7), then Drouault (7), Léon (19), Bourgade (2).
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