Just victorious in Paris, our Espoirs continue their matches and remain in the race for the Trophée du Futur and travel to Gravelines for the 32nd day of ELItE Espoirs. In a very good dynamic (5 consecutive victories for our young Bressans, 4 for the Northerners), the two teams must win the meeting to continue to dream of the Trophée du Futur.
Very intense start to the match with a good start from our Bressans led by Anatole Humeau And Benali Hanifi, already in good shape with 5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist for 9 rating in 10 min. The Maritimes take the advantage 24-18 at the end of the first quarter. Their more muscular defense and greater shooting success, the youngsters from BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque return to the bench with a 6-length lead (24-18)
The Northerners have not lost their skill from afar and start the 2nd quarter with a three-point shot. The losses of balls continue on the Bressan side, giving the locals some quick play. They took the opportunity to create the gap after a little over 15 minutes of play (40-25, 15′). Our Hopes end up reducing the gap thanks to free throws and more intense defense. Moulaye Sow, for his part, regained color before halftime with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block. The first half ends with a shot at the buzzer of Danilo Dozicallowing our Rouge et Blanc to finish below ten points at the break (42-34).
Back after the break, Leon Sifferlin was awarded a technical foul for “flopping”, but the valiant young Bressans remained in contact. Danilo Dozic continues to score from afar and the Maritimes, for their part, gradually lose their skill. Leon Sifferlin finally finds the net and Danilo Dozic continues to be untenable, the Northerners have no choice but to take a time out, JL Bourg is back at 51 everywhere! The very aggressive defense of Bressans allows the men toArnaud Tessier to start the last quarter in contact with the Oranges, (56-55).
There are then 10 minutes left to hope to return with victory, and this last quarter begins in the best possible way for our Espoirs with 4 points scored. Leon continues to shake the nets, even if there is some response on the Gravelines side. The 3-point address of Benali Hanifi And Leon Sifferlin hurts the youth of the BCM and the presence in the rebounds of Khadim Kane (7 rebounds) allows the Red and White to take a two possession lead for the first time in the match. In the end, the Bressans ended up breaking the Maritimes and winning 68-81!
Anatole Humeau finished with the best rating (18) thanks to his 12 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, while Leon Sifferlin And Danilo Dozic are the two best scorers with 15 units each.
This victory brings us closer to qualifying for the Trophée du Futur. In the meantime, tune in this evening, at 8 p.m., on Skweek and NBA TV for the professional meeting.
