NM1 Round 1 (Regular Season): Charleville lose to Loon-Plage

The Regular Season in NM1 just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Charleville-Mezieres on the court of Loon-Plage on Friday night. Visitors were edged by Loon-Plage 102-100. Loon-Plage made 24-of-25 free shots (96.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American-Jamaican guard Brian Dawson (188-1999, college: Regis Univ.) fired 23 points and 9 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!) for the winners. Guard Nathan Jeanne (185-2001) chipped in 17 points and 5 assists. Loon-Plage's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Tyron Minfir (197-2002) produced 28 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Loon-Plage is looking forward to face Mulhouse on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Charleville-Mezieres will play against Saint Vallier and is hoping to win this game.
Another exciting game took place in Sapela where Boulogne edged by two points Pays Salonais 74-72. Pays Salonais was very close to get their first win. But it seems they have to wait a little bit longer. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized Guinean forward Ousmane Kaba (195-2002) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 7 rebounds. Ismael Cadiau contributed with 10 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Algerian guard Dalil Hadi (185-2003) answered with 23 points and 5 assists for Pays Salonais. Pays Salonais' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Boulogne will play against Fos-sur-Mer at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Pays Salonais will play against Berck to get more than just one victory in their record.
An exciting game was played in Lyon. LyonSO faced Besancon. Host LyonSO defeated guests from Besancon 73-64. Axel Dossou stepped up and scored 14 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for the winners. LyonSO's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Augustinas Venckus responded with 17 points and 9 assists. LyonSO will meet Orchies on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Besancon will play against Val de Seine and hope to win that game.

Other games of round 1 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
SCABB lost to Val de Seine in Le Mee 93-94. Saint Vallier beat Orchies at home 64-61. Laval lost to Lorient on the opponent's court 73-82. Angers managed to outperform Tours in a home game 75-65. Chartres lost to Les Sables on the road 75-81. Tarbes-Lourdes defeated Bordeaux on its own court 89-85.
The best stats of 1st round was 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Mohamed Queta of Lorient.

Group A

Loon-Plage - Charleville 102-100:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Charleville-Mezieres on the court of Loon-Plage on Friday night. Visitors were edged by Loon-Plage 102-100. Loon-Plage made 24-of-25 free shots (96.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. American-Jamaican guard Brian Dawson (188-1999, college: Regis Univ.) fired 23 points and 9 assists (made all of his nine free throws !!!) for the winners. Guard Nathan Jeanne (185-2001) chipped in 17 points and 5 assists. Loon-Plage's coach used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Tyron Minfir (197-2002) produced 28 points and 6 rebounds and power forward Mario Tonji (205-1999) added 22 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Loon-Plage is looking forward to face Mulhouse on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Charleville-Mezieres will play against Saint Vallier and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Loon-Plage: D.Brian 23+2reb+9ast, N.Jeanne 17+3reb+5ast, V.Fauche 16+4reb+1ast, B.Naoll 12+3reb, H.Tony 11+4reb+3ast, W.Williams 9+6reb+1ast
Charleville: T.Minfir 28+6reb+1ast, M.Tonji 22+4reb+2ast, K.Pierre-Baptiste 15+1reb+3ast, A.Yannis 14+5reb+5ast, C.Martin 11+5reb+8ast, T.Klein 8+9reb+2ast

Pays Salonais - Boulogne 72-74:
Another exciting game took place in Sapela where Boulogne edged by two points Pays Salonais 74-72. Pays Salonais was very close to get their first win. But it seems they have to wait a little bit longer. SO Maritime Boulogne dominated down low during the game scoring 46 of its points in the paint compared to Pays Salonais' 22 and made 19-of-22 charity shots (86.4 percent) during the game. SO Maritime Boulogne forced 22 Pays Salonais turnovers. Pays Salonais was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized Guinean forward Ousmane Kaba (195-2002) who helped to win the game recording 19 points and 7 rebounds. Forward Ismael Cadiau (198-1998) contributed with 10 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Algerian guard Dalil Hadi (185-2003) answered with 23 points and 5 assists and American Jalen Jenkins (201-1994, college: GMU, agency: Players Group) added 13 points in the effort for Pays Salonais. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Pays Salonais' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Boulogne will play against Fos-sur-Mer at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Pays Salonais will play against Berck to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Boulogne: O.Kaba 19+7reb, M.Noah 15+1reb+2ast, D.Aaron 12+3reb+1ast, C.Ismael 10+8reb+1ast, H.Pierre 8+2reb+2ast, M.Ladji 8+2reb
Pays Salonais: D.Hadi 23+4reb+5ast, J.Jenkins 13+2reb+2ast, B.Logan 11+3reb+2ast, H.Minnig 10+3reb+2ast, D.Brahim 6+4reb+2ast, C.Nkoma 4+7reb

LyonSO - Besancon 73-64:
An exciting game was played in Lyon. LyonSO faced Besancon. Host LyonSO defeated guests from Besancon 73-64. They outrebounded Besancon 37-25 including 30 on the defensive glass. Forward Axel Dossou (198-2002) stepped up and scored 14 points and 6 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) for the winners and point guard Hugo Nguyen (186-2006) chipped in 17 points. LyonSO's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side Lithuanian Augustinas Venckus (190-1997) responded with 17 points and 9 assists and American forward Montavious Myrick (203-2003, college: EKU, agency: One Motive Sports) scored 10 points and 8 rebounds. LyonSO will meet Orchies on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Besancon will play against Val de Seine and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
LyonSO: N.Hugo 17+1reb+2ast, A.Dossou 14+6reb+2ast, J.Zero 11+6reb+2ast, H.Anatole 9+6reb+3ast, T.Eliot 8+1reb+3ast, T.Jolivet 8+3reb
Besancon: A.Venckus 17+3reb+9ast, H.Cluysen 11+5reb+2ast, M.Myrick 10+8reb+1ast, P.Hourne Raubet 8+1ast, C.Pontens 6+2reb+3ast, C.Eliezer-Vanerot 5+1reb+1ast

Val de Seine - SCABB 94-93:
Val de Seine used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Andrezieux 94-93 on Friday night. Val de Seine outrebounded SCABB 42-26 including 27 on the defensive glass. Val de Seine looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Power forward Alexis Thomas (208-1995) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and Lithuanian guard Kevin Cham (185-1998) chipped in 5 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists. At the losing side point guard Hugo Desseignet (175-2003) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 12 assists and 5 steals and Senegalese Moustapha Diakate (206-2004) scored 15 points and 8 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Andrezieux's coach tried various players' combinations and tested in total twelve players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Val de Seine will meet Besancon on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Andrezieux will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Val de Seine: T.Alexis 17+12reb+3ast, R.Jordan 17+5reb, T.Rochester-Thomas 16+2reb, M.Mayaki 16+5reb+1ast, M.Rugard 13+6reb+3ast, R.Warren 10+6ast
SCABB: H.Desseignet 21+3reb+12ast, M.Diakate 15+8reb+1ast, Z.Mechergui 13+4reb+4ast, T.Bouteille 10+4ast, G.Lefort 8+1reb, F.Missamou 7+3reb

Saint Vallier - Orchies 64-61:
Saint Vallier used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Orchies 64-61 on Friday night. Simeon Kalemba (199-2003) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and American point guard Darhius Nunn (175-1998, college: PBA) chipped in 18 points and 4 assists. Saint Vallier's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side naturalized Madagascar guard Mathias M'Madi (196-2005, college: Seward County) responded with 20 points and 4 assists and Lucas Veraghe (197-2001) scored 12 points. Saint Vallier will meet Charleville on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Orchesien BC will play against LyonSO and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Saint Vallier: N.Darhius 18+2reb+4ast, K.Simeon 15+12reb+3ast, H.Jonathan 10+9reb+1ast, L.Nadyr 8+2reb+2ast, M.Semelet 7+5reb, O.Yao-Delon 5+1reb
Orchies: M.Mathias 20+4reb+4ast, L.Veraghe 12+3reb+2ast, B.Marius 10+5reb, S.Abdoulaye 6+7reb+1ast, M.Bernaoui 4+5reb+1ast, H.Monney-Deido 4+2reb+2ast

Group B

Lorient - Laval 82-73:
Lorient used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Laval 82-73 on Friday night. Lorient shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 52.0 percentage. Guinean center Mohamed Queta (208-1995) stepped up and scored 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and naturalized Moroccan guard Kevin Franceschi (193-1993, college: OKBU) chipped in 19 points. Four Lorient players scored in double figures. Lorient's coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Alexis Racine (191-1995) responded with 18 points and 5 assists and American point guard Jamal Hartwell II (180-1999, college: UC Riverside) scored 20 points. Lorient will meet Tours on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Laval will play against Pole France and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Lorient: F.Kevin 19+2ast, A.Sclear 13+6reb, Q.Mohamed 13+5reb+4ast, V.Maury 11+1reb+4ast, M.Choplin 11+1reb+3ast, P.NJiba 8+5reb+3ast
Laval: J.Hartwell II 20+1reb+2ast, R.Alexis 18+4reb+5ast, G.Romain 14+3reb+1ast, N.Raphael 8+5reb+1ast, M.Abdulsalam 5+7reb, P.Sandro 4+1reb+1ast

Angers - Tours 75-65:
Etoile Angers used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Tours 75-65 on Friday night. American-Nigerian forward Abdul Momoh (201, college: UIC) stepped up and scored 13 points and 5 rebounds for the winners and power forward Sullivan Hernandez (204-1995, college: Laramie CC) chipped in 16 points. At the losing side Mali center Moulaye Sissoko (206-1999, college: N.Texas) responded with 8 points and 5 rebounds and Ambroise Couture (199-2002) scored 11 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Etoile Angers will meet Bordeaux on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Tours will play against Lorient and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Angers: H.Sullivan 16+3reb, M.Abdul 13+5reb+2ast, G.Lessort 5+2reb, B.Gregory 4+3reb+5ast, N.Guillaume 3+2reb+2ast, G.Dali 3+5reb+2ast
Tours: A.Couture 11+3reb, M.Sissoko 8+5reb+1ast, J.Bilau 6+4reb, A.Adel 6+3reb+2ast, K.Selebangue 5+1reb+1ast, G.Dimoke 4+7reb+2ast

Les Sables - Chartres 81-75:
Les Sables used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Chartres 81-75 on Friday night. Point guard Louis Prolhac (177-1991) stepped up and scored 13 points for the winners and forward Alexis Dargenton (203-1994, college: Utah St.) chipped in 10 points. At the losing side Guinean forward Cheick Sekou-Conde (203-1992) responded with 16 points and guard Idrissa Pouye (184-2000) scored 11 points and 4 assists. Four Chartres players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Les Sables will meet Fougeres on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. C'Chartres will play against Challans and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Les Sables: P.Louis 13+3reb, K.Vasseaux 11+4reb+1ast, D.Alexis 10+4reb+2ast, F.Florian 9+3reb+4ast, R.Quentin 9+3reb+3ast, N.Burrell 7+2reb
Chartres: C.Sekou-Conde 16+4reb+1ast, P.Idrissa 11+4reb+4ast, T.Lefebvre 11+5ast, M.Ndoye 11+4reb+1ast, L.Gibey 6+5reb, B.Niasse 5+4reb

Tarbes-Lourdes - Bordeaux 89-85:
Lourdes-Tarbes used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Bordeaux 89-85 on Friday night. Tarbes-Lourdes made 24-of-27 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Forward Thibaud Gottin (200-1999) stepped up and scored 18 points and 8 rebounds (made all of his seven free throws) for the winners and Senegalese center Tidiane Badiane (208-1995) chipped in 15 points and 7 rebounds. Five Lourdes-Tarbes players scored in double figures. At the losing side point guard Noa Calabre (186-2005) responded with 15 points and 8 assists and American-Nigerian guard Nicholas Shogbonyo (185, college: TAMUCC) scored 18 points and 4 assists. Lourdes-Tarbes will meet Vitre on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Bordeaux will play against Angers and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Tarbes-Lourdes: T.Gottin 18+8reb+3ast, K.Demaree 16+4ast, T.Badiane 15+7reb+1ast, A.Fabien 13+4reb+4ast, S.Florent 11+4reb+2ast, V.Guillaume 10+3reb+4ast
Bordeaux: N.Shogbonyo 18+3reb+4ast, N.Calabre 15+4reb+8ast, L.Thomas 15+2ast, F.Eliott 10+2reb+2ast, S.Sherif 9+4reb, W.Edgar 8+9reb+2ast