This is what we call a robbery! After leading 0-2 at Nanterre, Saint-Quentin only regained the advantage in the 38th minute (80-81), on a drive from Enzo Goudou-Sinha, decisive in the Axon return (23 points to 7/13 and 5 assists). In the meantime, the SQBB has long navigated in troubled waters, a time relegated to 16 points behind (60-44, 25th minute). But when you face a sick team, the slightest hint of doubt can prove decisive… However, the Picards were perfectly able to exploit the mental weaknesses of the JSF, who were playing very big in this match.
Author of a fantastic last quarter, Nolan Traoré (20 points at 6/15, 4 rebounds and 3 assists) was as clutch (the basket to snatch overtime) as he was valuable in initiating the Saint-Quentinoise revolt, in alongside his alter-ego Goudou-Sinha and a record Jerome Robinson (28 points at 7/14, 5 rebounds and 2 assists).
Victorious 105-98, Julien Mahé's men are back in 3rd place in Betclic ÉLITE. Far, very far, ahead of the Ile-de-France residents who are sinking more and more into the depths of the championship, with a parallelly opposite record. Despite Desi Rodriguez's 30 points, Nanterre and Philippe Da Silva are going through dark times… The post-Donnadieu period is definitely strewn with pitfalls.
Dijon in the tough
No Williams Narace? No problem for Le Mans Sarthe Basket! Without its Cameroonian power forward, suspended for three matches by the LNB, the Sarthe team made short work of JDA Dijon (98-71). Guillaume Vizade was able to find the solutions by shifting Noah Penda to position 4: however, at the age of 19, the former Vichy player has become the perfect hub of the Le Mans game (11 points at 4/9, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 3 interceptions). And at his side, David DiLeo decided to don the superhero costume, equaling his Betclic ELITE scoring record (27 points at 9/18, 4 rebounds and 4 assists).
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Despite the efforts of a former member of the Sarthe house, Allan Dokossi (9 points and 12 rebounds), released from the MSB training center in 2018, Le Mans also won this match thanks to the battle under the boards. Imperial on rebounds (28-13 at the break, 45-30 in the end), Trevor Hudgins' teammates (20 points at 6/9 at 3-points) had practically won the match at halftime (51-33). The rest will have been nothing but quiet management, while the JDA sinks into doubt, unable to improve on its victory at the buzzer in Bourg-en-Bresse two weeks ago. Surprised by the promotion from La Rochelle last weekend, Laurent Legname's men did not exist in Antarès and fell to the wrong side of the ranking (2v-4d).
