Tours in search of exploit against Le Mans

Tours Métropole Basket (N1)
Le Mans Sarthe Basket (Betclic Élite)

This live feed is provided by journalists from the La Nouvelle République sports department.

Pre-match

19 h 35. The adventure is already beautiful. Because to afford this prestigious poster, the Tours MB (also 4^e of its N1 group) passed three rounds of the competition, with memorable performances. He hit hard from the start, eliminating Évreux, a Pro B club (83-71), from the 64^es of final. The success against Le Havre (64-81) in the following round was a real click, opening a series of six successive victories in the championship…

Finally, the Tourangeaux qualified for these 8^es at the end of a crazy match against Levallois, thanks to a winning shot from American leader Collin Turner at the very last second (78-80).

Is a new feat possible against Le Mans? “This match will be a big celebration, rejoices Cédric Heitz, the Touraine coach. We are the last N1 team to participate in this competition and we welcome a team which, currently, is able to play in the Pro A play-offs. We touch the cream of what is best in France at the level basketball. We hope that we will live up to the event. You will have to play fair and intense to be able to hope to be in the rhythm. »

19 h 30. Good evening and welcome to this live! This evening, a gala match will be hosted at the Monconseil hall. An opposition which also recalls the glorious hours of Touraine basketball. Because Tours Métropole Basket, resident of Nationale 1, will challenge Le Mans, which plays at the highest French level. Kick-off of the meeting at 8 p.m.!