> The essentials
The Toros, inconsistent and deprived of Aygalenq (contracture) who had been a strong link in the first leg which Toulouse won 95-81, left too many easy baskets on the way. Friday in Toulouse, they must react against Fougères in order to stay in the fight for group A.
> The meeting
The Stadium stays in the locker room for a minute. Klein and Manerlax take advantage (5-0, 1st). When it finally tightens its bolts in defense, the STB is eleven points behind (15-4, 6th). A delay that he reduced at the end of the first period where Imboua, Jean, Segur and Ona Embo (MVP of the evening, 5/7 at 3 points), compensated for the efficiency of Goudou-Sinha (20-12, 10th).
The second quarter is Toulouse. Gana, Jean and Butler bring STB closer (26-21, 15th) which continues its momentum and, with two 3-point baskets from Ona Embo, equalizes at 28-28 (17th). Maughmer and Lessort put Les Sables in the lead at the break (34-31).
Again. The locals started the half better. They regain their distance (44-32, 23rd). Jean, Ouattara and Imboua bring Toulouse back to 4 points (46-42, 28th) before Maughmer gives some breathing room to the Vendéens (49-42, 30th, 55-45, 32nd). This time, it’s over, the STB can no longer return to the race for victory. He lost 68-60 and, this is the positive side of the evening, kept the particular point average over the Sablais.
