Souffel edge Blois in overtime to clinch NM1 title - May 26, 2013
Souffel - Blois 87:81 (OT)
Souffel claimed the NM1 title. They prevailed against Blois in an overtime drama to clinch ProB ticket. Abdoulaye N'Diaye stepped up with 24 points to pace the winners. Souffel spurred ahead in the opening quarter. The hosts claimed a 22:18 lead after ten minutes. But Blois gradually picked up the tempo. The visitors narrowed the deficit at 3-point mark at halftime 38:41. Blois denied the deficit in the third period. The visitors tied things up at 59 with one quarter remaining. Jeremy Tschamber (192-G-84) gave Souffel a 76:75 lead with 30 seconds remaining in regulation. But Tornato answered with a free throw to level things up at 76 and forced overtime. Souffel opened the extra period on an 8:2 run to clear off. Ville Kaunisto (205-F-82) drained a three-pointer to put Blois back into this one however Jeremy Tschamber and Cazenobe sank three free throws late in overtime to carry the hosts to the victory. Frederic Minet (188-G-81) netted 15 points, while Jeremy Tschamber added 14 points for the winners. Ville Kaunisto responded with 31 points and 9 rebounds for Blois. Daviin Davis (193-G/F-85, college: Weber St.) had 15 points in the loss.
NM1 Round 34: Orchesien BC clinch regular season crown despite loss - May 11, 2013
The Regular Season in NM1 just ended.
The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Orchesien BC (27-7) on the court of thirteenth ranked Angers BC 49 on Saturday night. Visitors were rolled over by Angers BC 49 90-70. The game was mostly controlled by Angers BC 49. Orchesien BC managed to win third quarter 23-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Angers BC 49 looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Anthony Hill (204-88, college: Wisc.-Milwaukee) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 9 rebounds. Center Maxime Chupin (205-89, college: Cal-Irvine) contributed with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Center Olivier Gouez (217-84) replied with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 16 rebounds for Orchesien BC. Angers BC 49 (16-18) moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with St Chamond. Orchesien BC lost third consecutive game. They still keep top position with seven games lost. Important game to mention about took place in Chartres. Eleventh ranked Chartres (17-17) saved a 1-point victory at home edging 12th ranked Saint Chamond (16-18) 75-74 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Saint Chamond. Bosnian guard Milan Vasic (195-77) scored 20 points to lead the charge for the winners and Ljubomir Avramovic chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side forward Jean-Stephane Rinna (205-83) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Chartres moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Sorgues. Saint Chamond at the other side keeps the twelfth position with 18 games lost. They share it with Angers BC 49. Worth to mention about the upset in a game between La Rochelle (21-13) and Vendee Challans (15-19), which took place in Challans. Higher ranked La Rochelle lost to fourteenth ranked Vendee Challans in a road game 72-85 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of La Rochelle. Fabien Herard notched 25 points and 9 rebounds (made all of his twelve free throws !!!) to lead the effort. Even 16 points by Amy M'Boma did not help to save the game for La Rochelle. La Rochelle's coach Gregory Thielin rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Vendee Challans maintains fourteenth position with 15-19 record. Newly promoted La Rochelle keeps the seventh place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Quimper. The game between 16th ranked CFBB (4-30) and third ranked JA Vichy (25-9) in Paris ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Vichy outscored CFBB 77-36. Octavio Da Silveira fired 22 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. JA Vichy have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Souffel. CFBB lost thirtyth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 30 lost games.
Other games in round 34 were not that significant. Souffel beat Sorgues on the road 87-80. Blois won against Monaco on its own court 82-74. Cognac outscored Rennes in a road game 77-57.
No shocking result in a game when third ranked Souffelweyersheim (25-9) beat on the road 10th ranked Sorgues (17-17) 87-80. Souffelweyersheim have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Vichy. Sorgues lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with 17 games lost.
The game between 16th ranked CFBB (4-30) and third ranked JA Vichy (25-9) in Paris ended with biggest points difference. Guests from Vichy outscored CFBB 77-36. The game without a history. JA Vichy led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They dominated on the defensive end, holding CFBB to just 6 points in first quarter. JA Vichy held CFBB to an opponent 24.5 percent shooting from the field compared to 49.2 percent accuracy of the winners. JA Vichy forced 31 CFBB turnovers. Octavio Da Silveira (204-89) fired 22 points and 7 rebounds (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) for the winners. point guard Rida El Amrani (180-86) chipped in 8 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Damien Inglis (203-95) produced 5 points and 9 rebounds and naturalized Belgian Charly Pontens (189-95) added 10 points respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. JA Vichy have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Souffel. CFBB lost thirtyth consecutive game. They stay dead last with 30 lost games. Top scorers: CFBB: C.Pontens 10+2ast, P.Rigot 5+4reb+1ast, D.Inglis 5+9reb+1ast, E.Ory 5+1reb+1ast, L.Paoletti 4+3reb+1ast, C.Eliezer-Vanerot 4+1reb Vichy: O.Da Silveira 22+7reb, J.Reynolds 13+5reb, B.Thomas 11+1reb+4ast, G.Pons 8+4reb+3ast, R.El Amrani 8+8reb+4ast, V.Gelin 7+1reb+1ast
The most surprising game was another loss of top-ranked Orchesien BC (27-7) on the court of thirteenth ranked Angers BC 49 on Saturday night. Visitors were rolled over by Angers BC 49 90-70. The game was mostly controlled by Angers BC 49. Orchesien BC managed to win third quarter 23-16. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. Angers BC 49 looked well-organized offensively handing out 29 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of American forward Anthony Hill (204-88, college: Wisc.-Milwaukee) who helped to win the game recording 26 points and 9 rebounds. Center Maxime Chupin (205-89, college: Cal-Irvine) contributed with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winners. Center Olivier Gouez (217-84) replied with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 16 rebounds and American guard Russell Carter (196-85, college: Notre Dame) added 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Orchesien BC. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Angers BC 49 (16-18) moved-up to twelfth place, which they share with St Chamond. Orchesien BC lost third consecutive game. They still keep top position with seven games lost. Top scorers: Orchy: R.Carter 16+5reb+4ast, O.Gouez 16+16reb+1ast, E.Barbry 15+5reb+5ast, D.Petrovic 13+6reb+2ast, R.Malet 6+4reb+2ast, A.Antoinette 4 Angers BC 49: A.Hill 26+9reb+1ast, P.Drouault 17+7reb+4ast, S.Traore 16+9reb+2ast, M.Chupin 15+9reb+5ast, T.Lonzieme 9+3reb+4ast, A.Fellah 3+2reb+12ast
Worth to mention about the upset in a game between La Rochelle (21-13) and Vendee Challans (15-19), which took place in Challans. Higher ranked La Rochelle lost to fourteenth ranked Vendee Challans in a road game 72-85 on Saturday. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of La Rochelle. The game without a history. Vendee Challans led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 21-of-26 free shots (80.8 percent) during the game. Vendee Challans outrebounded La Rochelle 41-23 including a 31-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great shooting night for Vendee Challans especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 53.3 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Forward Fabien Herard (198-79) notched 25 points and 9 rebounds (made all of his twelve free throws !!!) to lead the effort and Lithuanian power forward Petras Balocka (205-86, college: Hawaii) supported him with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Even 16 points by naturalized Madagascar swingman Amy M'Boma (199-83) did not help to save the game for La Rochelle. Guard Faycal Sahraoui (188-79) added 12 points and 4 assists for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. La Rochelle's coach Gregory Thielin rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Vendee Challans maintains fourteenth position with 15-19 record. Newly promoted La Rochelle keeps the seventh place with 13 games lost. They share the position with Quimper. Top scorers: La Rochelle: A.M'Boma 16+4reb+2ast, F.Sahraoui 12+2reb+4ast, S.Soliman 12+4reb+1ast, J.Dalmat 10+2reb+1ast, A.Thomson 8+4reb, J.Cole 8+5reb+1ast Challans: F.Herard 25+9reb+3ast, P.Cukinas 15+4reb+3ast, J.Rathieuville 12+4reb+6ast, P.Balocka 11+11reb, S.Mekdad 8+5reb+1ast, M.Diakite 7+3reb
Important game to mention about took place in Chartres. Eleventh ranked Chartres (17-17) saved a 1-point victory at home edging 12th ranked Saint Chamond (16-18) 75-74 on Saturday evening. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Saint Chamond. It looked good early as Saint Chamond took an 4-point lead at the end of first quarter. But then Chartres had a 26-15 second period charge getting the lead and Saint Chamond was not able to take back game control losing it eventually 74-75. Bosnian guard Milan Vasic (195-77) scored 20 points to lead the charge for the winners and Serbian center Ljubomir Avramovic (201-79) chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side forward Jean-Stephane Rinna (205-83) responded with a double-double by scoring 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists and American forward Tyray Pearson (201-80, college: Iowa St.) scored 14 points and 7 rebounds. Four Saint Chamond players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Chartres moved-up to tenth place, which they share with Sorgues. Saint Chamond at the other side keeps the twelfth position with 18 games lost. They share it with Angers BC 49. Top scorers: St Chamond: T.Pearson 14+7reb+2ast, R.Tillon 11+1ast, J.Rinna 10+10reb+4ast, B.Rey 10+3reb, I.Bankevics 10+3ast, E.Sadiku 9+5reb Chartres: M.Vasic 20+4reb+1ast, G.Lemon 11, L.Avramovic 10+9reb+2ast, G.Merie 9+6reb+6ast, A.Barakaou 9+1reb, M.Ipouck 6+6reb+2ast
Rather expected game when 6th ranked Monaco (22-12) lost on the road to fourth ranked Blois (24-10) 82-74. Monaco was ahead by 4 points after three quarters before a 30-18 charge of Blois, which allowed them to win the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. 25 personal fouls committed by Monaco helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American swingman Daviin Davis (193-85, college: Weber St.) fired 27 points for the winners. Finnish forward Ville Kaunisto (205-82) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Blois players scored in double figures. Guard Anthony Christophe (190-83) produced 13 points and 9 rebounds and Serbian forward Milutin Aleksic (203-82) added 10 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Blois have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 24-10 record. Newly promoted Monaco keeps the sixth place with 12 games lost. Top scorers: Monaco: A.Christophe 13+9reb+3ast, M.Labeyrie-Hafsi 13+3reb+1ast, M.Aleksic 10+9reb+6ast, J.Jones 9+4reb, M.Diallo 9+1reb, O.Bardet 8+5reb+2ast Blois: D.Davis 27+4reb+3ast, G.Staelens 17+4reb+5ast, J.Tornato 12+5reb+2ast, V.Kaunisto 12+13reb+5ast, M.Sy 5+1reb, W.Aka 4+3reb+1ast
Very predictable result when fifth ranked Cognac (23-11) rolled over on the road 15th ranked Union Rennes (11-23) 77-57. The game without a history. Cognac led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 21-of-26 charity shots (80.8 percent) during the game. Cognac outrebounded Union Rennes 41-24 including a 34-15 advantage in defensive rebounds. Serbian forward Dejan Sencanski (198-84, college: Abil.Christian) fired 26 points and 6 rebounds (on 11-of-12 shooting from the field) for the winners. Center Miguel Buval (208-90) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field). Forward Omar Sall (195-80) produced 7 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Jerome Dessart (184-84) added 10 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Union Rennes' coach tested ten players seeing no chance for a win. Cognac have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fifth position with 23-11 record. Union Rennes lost fourth consecutive game. Newly promoted Union Rennes keeps the fifteenth place with 23 games lost. Top scorers: Rennes: S.Ben Driss 10+4reb, O.Lamothe 10, J.Dessart 10+1reb+6ast, E.Kabir Pene 9+4reb+1ast, O.Sall 7+7reb+5ast, A.Okafor 6+4reb Cognac: D.Sencanski 26+6reb+2ast, M.Buval 14+10reb, J.Ludon 10+7reb+3ast, M.Choplin 8+3ast, C.Bertorelle 8+4reb+1ast, R.Hillotte 7+6reb+3ast
gschID: 186355
Search
InStat FREE TRIAL
Your promo code is eurobasket Click for FREE TRIAL to InStat
