ADA Blois did not come very far from its 2nd defeat of the season at Champagne Basket. And given the scenario of the meeting, the Loir-et-Cher club should even have lost to Coubertin. But the leader benefited from the leniency, or rather from the enormous Champagne blunders of the evening.
Money-time to be reviewed for Champagne Basket
Already when Blois was at -6 at 1'30 from the end of regulation time, an unsportsmanlike foul was committed by Champagne Basket and allowed the ADA to snatch an extension. In the latter, while Vincent Dumestre's players had recovered the ball at +1 and a few seconds to play, his leader Javon Masters committed an irreparable loss of ball. The Blesois leader Leave Chambers (18 points and 6 assists) was quick to convert this offering of a floater, synonymous with the winning basket (89-90) after the failure of a Domnick Bridgewater cruncher (8 points to 2/11 at 3-points). Saved by Timothé Vergiat in Fos-sur-Mer, ADA Blois can this time say a big thank you to its opponent, Champagne Basket, for this success.
An important victory for ADA Blois since the competitors did not weaken behind. In the Southern derby, Antibes (2nd) got the better of its neighbor Hyères-Toulon (64-76). The Sharks were notably able to count on the 2nd match of the season more than 10 points behind Shekinah Munanga (15 points in 17 minutes of play), who seems to be gaining momentum after his cruciate ligament injury. For the Roanne Choir (3rd), it is its leader Terrell Gomez who once again made his outside shot speak for himself, he who has one of the best 3-point percentages in the division (53% on more than 6 attempts per game). With his 20 points including 6/9 from long distance, he was one of the great architects of the victory against Poitiers (101-82).
Alliance Sport Alsace and Fos Provence break their bad streak
In the race to remain, ALM Évreux is giving itself a second consecutive victory, against a direct competitor, Chartres (87-99). Despite another good match from the Washington – Edogi pair (18 points each), the CCMB broke in the face of the fine Ebroïcian skill, particularly that of its leader E.J. Day (27 points at 9/19 on shots). The Secular Friendship of Madeleine thus joins Rouen with 3 victories. Because Alliance Sport Alsace, like Fos Provence, managed to end a series of three consecutive defeats in Normandy. The interior Carl Ponsar (20 points and 9 rebounds), with the valuable assistance of Bogues, Beyhurst et gomisallowed the ASA to come back and win against the RMB. To stop his bad streak, the BYers resisted the return of Denain. Trailing by 13 points in the last quarter, the Northerners failed within a single possession of Fos Provence after a final failure of Naphtali Difuidi (12 points).
Aix-Maurienne and Caen continue to surprise
In the rest of the matches, Élan Béarnais fell back at home against Caen (76-85). After ending a series of 5 defeats in a row by winning against Roanne on the last day, the Pau club failed to follow up against the CBC, who recorded a 4th consecutive victory “Winning in Pau is a big performance, supported the Caen coach Stéphane Eberlin with West France. We knew we had to play a full match, being rigorous and calm in attack. » Finally, Aix-Maurienne won at JA Vichy thanks in particular to a strong 3rd quarter (8-24). Thus, AMSB and Caen are 5th and 7th respectively.
