On the last day, in Fos-sur-Mer, Blois had a warning. Saved by a basket from Timothé Vergiat, the ADA left Bouches-du-Rhône still immaculate from defeats (7 victories). This Tuesday, October 29, during the 9th day, David Morabito's team fell for the first time this season in Pro B, victim of a huge comeback from Orléans (75-82).
The child of OLB Timothé Crusol, hero of the derby, the Chartres recruits at the party
However, at half-time, Blois was largely leading in this Center derby (47-33, 20′). But with a very good start and end to the 3rd quarter, the OLB had already returned at the start of the last quarter. Led by its local product Timothé Crusol (17 points at 4/7 on shots and 6 fouls caused in 22 minutes), signed at the beginning of October after having carried out the preparation, Lamine Kébé's team then managed the money-time perfectly. And this time, the arrows of the Olympic 3×3 vice-champion Timothy Vergiat (23 points including 4/10 at 3-points) were not enough to prevent Blois' first defeat of the season.
In the Center – Val de Loire region, the atmosphere was decidedly one of turnarounds this Tuesday, October 29. Building on its first victory of the season at Denain on the last day, Chartres did not start under the best auspices against Élan Béarnais. Despite being behind by up to 15 points, the CCBM gradually came back, before ending up like a cannonball in the last quarter (31-15). The newcomers from Chartres were once again decisive, with the 34 evaluation of T.K. Edogithe double-double of Desi Washington or the 15 points at 7/12 on shots from Children's Power. This 5th consecutive defeat for Élan Béarnais, despite being carried by a skillful Bastien Pinault (25 points including 6/10 at 3-points), risks hurting the heads of Pau.
The 1000th victorious JA Vichy, the 600th happy for Benoit Gillet (Denain)
Thus, with the disappointment of Blois, it is Roanne who benefits with her victory in Rouen (75-90). In Seine-Maritime, the Choir once again showed off its incredible offensive arsenal, with 9 players scoring 5 points or more. It is more peaceful that the Loire team will continue its mini tour of France this week, with a trip to Pau-Lacq-Orthez from now on.
Behind Roanne, Antibes did not release the pressure against SCABB (103-66) to acquire a 7th victory acquired in 9 matches. Dominators from start to finish against a pale Loire team deprived ofArthur Bruyas et Jonathan Hoyauxthe Sharks were able to have fun with in particular the 20 points including 5/9 at 3-points from Bathiste Tchouaffe or the 14 units and 9 assists ofAntoine Eïto. In a more narrow way, Boulazac also holds on to the leading car. Thanks to a strong last quarter and good defense, the BBD ended up getting the better of the Alliance Sport Alsace (68-65). After a defeat in overtime in Roanne, the ASA is not far away but still misses the boat with a contender for accession to Betclic ELITE.
The 1000th victorious JA Vichy, the 600th happy for Benoit Gillet (Denain)
It was victorious that JA Vichy was able to celebrate its 1,000th appearance in the LNB. The thermal club resisted a big match at Fosseen Robert Turner III (32 points at 11/23 on shots in 38 minutes) by getting the better of Fos-sur-Mer in the second half (36-25, for a final score of 82-71). The young interior Lucas Dufeal delivered a complete performance with 9 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks in 26 minutes of play. Benoit Gilletit was the 600th match played in the LNB during the victory of his team, Denain, on the floor of Évreux (76-83). After a two-faced first half (33-17 for the Dragons, 27-8 for the ALM), the Northerners ended up taking the upper hand in the last quarter (12-21), notably with a nice presence on the free throw line (24/35) like Naphtali Difuidi (16 points including 9/12 in LFs).
Finally, in the rest of the matches, Aix-Maurienne continues to make its way quietly after a new victory, the 6th of the season, in overtime against Poitiers (107-99, ap). The interior of the island of Saint Lucia Carlos Pepin signed his best game in Pro B with 25 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 caused fouls for 32 ratings. Same thing for Caen which goes positive after its success against Nantes (89-77), which now occupies last place. Finally, Hyères-Toulon achieved a narrow success but which will certainly be valuable at the end of the season against Champagne Basket (81-79).
