The context
Sixth in Betclic Élite, with four wins and three losses On the eve of the match, Frédéric Fauthoux’s men had so far achieved a flawless performance away from home with a nice 3/3. Yet defeated last weekend at home against Strasbourg (89-96), the Burgiens won this Wednesday evening in the Euro Cup against Cedevita Olimpija (90-83). One thing is certain, the Rouge et Blanc did not make the trip to make up the numbers!
On the La Rochelle side, Julien Cortey’s players only had one victory to their credit since they discovered the French Basketball Elite. Defeated against Le Portel on Friday evening with a score of 83 to 62, the Maritimes did not intend to stop there. Impatient at the idea of achieving a second success in the championship, the Maritimes will try to overthrow the Burgiens, in front of their public who came in large numbers for this 25th sold out!
The match
Although Gaston Neveur’s crowd raised their voices to increase the pressure in the Hall just before kick-off, the Burgiens did not tremble and were already leading 10 to 4, after 4 minutes of play. But Mathéo Leray on a very nice pass, then Gaëtan Clerc, with two consecutive interceptions, completely restarted the game (16-18, 9′). The Maritimes were only two lengths behind the Burgiens at the end of the first act (20-22, 10′).
Still tenacious in defense, the Rochelais came back to the level at the start of the second quarter (24-24, 12′). The ball in the racket seemed to be the solution with Clifton Moore who scored several times (10 points already for position 5 in La Rochelle). A big three points Gaëtan Clercthen Jakub Nizioland finally Clifton Moore, Again, the throws made it possible to return to equality once again (30-30, 14′). Then the Maritimes experienced a slight drop in speed, with several losses of bullets. The Burgiens took the opportunity to gain the upper hand in this meeting (40-52, 20′)
From the outset, after half-time, the players of Frédéric Fauthoux widened the gap in the score (40-54, 22′). Determined, the Rochelais caught up somewhat, but they still remained at a distance (49-60, 24′). Solid, the Burgiens did not slow down and were 14 points ahead at the start of the last act (57-71, 30′).
In this last quarter, the Rochelais fought and did not give up, they even reduced the gap to 7 points, pushed by a packed Salle Gaston Neveur, for the 25th consecutive times (66-73, 34′). But the Burgiens, realistic, controlled the end of the match and won 86 to 78!
At the state
15. Like the number of points scored by Clifton Moore This evening ! With 18 evaluation, position 5 from La Rochelle also captured 5 rebounds.
Find it complete stats sheetright here!
The sequel
The next meeting? It will be next Friday evening against Nanterrewith a second consecutive reception to Gaston Neveur! See you on Friday November 15 at 8:00 p.m. !
