NM1 Round 3 of Quarter-Finals. Saint Vallier, Tarbes-Lourdes and Mulhouse reach semis

Chartres - Saint Vallier 86-88

Saint Vallier made 22-of-26 free shots (84.6 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for Ivorian point guard Jean-Francois Kebe (185-1994) who led his team to a victory scoring 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Naturalized Swiss power forward David Ramseyer (202-1987) helped adding 20 points and 7 rebounds. Four Saint Vallier players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was American-Nigerian forward Mezie Offurum (203, college: JMU) with 19 points and Guinean-Ivorian point guard Ahmed Doumbia (195-1989) scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. C'Chartres' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Saint Vallier: J.Kebe 25+5reb+6ast, D.Ramseyer 20+7reb+2ast, J.Ferguson 16+3reb+2ast, H.Dumortier 10+1reb+2ast, J.Cazenobe 9+13reb+4ast, V.Ateba 6+2reb+3ast
Chartres: M.Offurum 19+3reb+3ast, A.Doumbia 13+6reb+3ast, F.Fortas 9+1ast, C.Hippolyte 9, K.Kouame 8+7reb+2ast, L.Thevenard 8+8reb+1ast

Avignon/Pontet - Tarbes-Lourdes 64-78

Lourdes-Tarbes forced 23 Avignon/Pontet turnovers. It was an exceptional evening for Jonathan Boucaud (187-1995) who led the winners and scored 25 points and 5 rebounds. Guinean center Mohamed Queta (208-1995) accounted for 13 points and 11 rebounds for the winning side. Lourdes-Tarbes' coach Stephane Dao allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Power forward Sullivan Hernandez (204-1995, college: Laramie CC) came up with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Steven Cayol (193-1995) added 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Avignon/Pontet in the defeat. Four Avignon/Pontet players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Tarbes-Lourdes: J.Boucaud 25+5reb+2ast, M.Queta 13+11reb+2ast, M.Chambre 10+2reb+5ast, N.Pharose 9+5reb+2ast, B.Coudray 8+1reb+2ast, T.Badiane 4+3reb
Avignon/Pontet: S.Hernandez 15+11reb+2ast, S.Cayol 14+6reb+5ast, G.Bourcier 12+5reb, T.Jolly 12+2reb+2ast, N.Kovanusic 5+7reb+3ast, A.Rasolonjatovo 3+1reb+1ast

Mulhouse - Rueil 71-69

Mulhouse outrebounded Rueil 40-29 including 30 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was Spanish center Victor Serrano (210-1989) who had a double-double by scoring 16 points and 16 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Florian Pouaveyoun (203-1999) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds. Mulhouse's coach Lauriane Dolt used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was Greek point guard Rafail Lanaras (196-2001) who recorded 11 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and Birahima Sylla (199-2003) added 14 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Five Rueil players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Mulhouse: V.Serrano 16+16reb+1ast, F.Pouaveyoun 14+9reb, M.Durand 9+3reb+3ast, T.Vincent 8+2reb+5ast, S.Eyango-Dingo 8+4reb+1ast, J.Andre 7+2reb+2ast
Rueil: S.Ricard 15+2reb, B.Sylla 14+6reb+3ast, O.Gudul 13+7reb+1ast, E.Benitez 12+2reb+7ast, R.Lanaras 11+7reb+7ast, C.Akai 4+4reb