Zacharie Risacher sets the tempo in the fourth quarter with a good 3-point shot. Unfortunately for the Maritimes, Thomas Cornely, one of the most prominent players during this match, suffered from bleeding and had to come out. Note the great collective performance of the Rouge et Blanc this evening with more than 5 points for the majority of players. Johnny Berhanemeskel, winner of the 3-point shoot-out of the 2023 LNB All Star Game, puts the Pirates 8 points behind JL Bourg. On a Bressane possession, Maksim Salash seems not to care about the clock and gives less than 2 seconds from the buzzer a complicated ball to JeQuan Lewis who still manages to shoot… MA-GNI-FIQUE 3-point shot from the American leader which air-conditions the Stade des Flandres. Johnny Berhanemeskel warms up the atmosphere a little and shows us his great skill with a beautiful 3-point shot, 6 points ahead for the JL (56-62, 35′). 3-point duel between the 2 teams, Kris Clyburn answer to JeQuan Lewis and maintains the gap. Zacharie Risacher takes rebounds after attempts Bryce Brown, but JL Bourg does not score. The battle is tough and Gravelines-Dunkerque comes back to 5 points after a great comeback. In 2 possessions, the Rouge et Blanc collective showed realism with a good mid-range shot fromIsiaha Mike before a dunk from the Canadian which seemed to determine the outcome of the match. New rebound for Bodian Massa who finished his record match (15 defensive rebounds) before a final shotIsiaha Mike which concludes the great collective performance of the evening (64-75). Another great performance from Zaccharie, 11 (5/7 on shots), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 18 shots.
JL Bourg manages to outsmart the Pirates and continues to consolidate its Top 4. Record evening for the club, with JL Bourg’s 23rd victory of the season. The club establishes its best balance sheet in the regular season! A good omen before entering the final stages of the season… Next meeting on Saturday with the last regular season match at home against SLUC Nancy at 6:30 p.m.
Scorers: Mike 15, Risacher 11, Lewis 11, Benitez 9, Massa 8, Brown 7, Courby 7, Salash 5, Rowland 2, Sow 0
