France
Regular Season Round 23: Besancon - Metz 96-91
Date: January 31, 2025
We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when tenth rankedBesancon (11-12) beat at home 9th ranked Metz (10-12) 96-91 on Friday. Besancon made 35-of-42 free shots (83.3 percent) during the game, while Metz only scored seventeen points from the stripe. They outrebounded Metz 39-24 including 28 on the defensive glass. Besancon looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was Luxembourg forward Ben Kovac (196-2000) who scored 22 points and 5 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Maltese-American forward Aaron Falzon (203-1996, college: Quinnipiac, agency: Interperformances) chipped in 18 points and 9 rebounds. Romain Dardaine (200-1988) produced 29 points and BGRn-American guard Michael Nwabuzor (188-1996, college: NMHU) added 27 points respectively for the guests. Four Metz players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. Besancon moved-up to eighth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Newly promoted Metz dropped to the eleventh position with 12 games lost. Besancon will meet higher ranked Mulhouse (#5) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Metz will play against Charleville (#13) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 23: Besancon - Metz 96-91
Date: January 31, 2025
We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when tenth ranked
BESANCON (coach: Laurent Kleefstra)96 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 40 | yilJIj, SiQIj | 48 | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5-8 (5%) | 65-66 (75.7%) | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 81 | 1 |
| 64 | KILiZ, mRj | 46 | 4-0 (15%) | 4-9 (38.7%) | 9-9 (655%) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 88 | 83 | 65 |
| 31 | HijZV, ruRjUaj | 46 | 6-8 (05%) | 4-1 (05%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 2 | 66 |
| 68 | zuMRjIU, CilLaj | 87 | 3-2 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 7-7 (655%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 85 | 84 | 4 |
| 3 | gnRdnR, SjDR | 86 | 4-3 (90%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-3 (90%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 7 |
| 86 | qlaRJRQ-kijRQIU, CliudaRj | 61 | 8-3 (05%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -8 |
| 4 | OIuFR, odQassi | 60 | 5-3 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | -8 |
| 61 | mIFRQ, whaMiulU | 63 | 4-0 (15%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | -1 |
| 45 | biDissi, gihiMi | 64 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1 |
| 60 | biallIU, whRI | 4 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 8 |
| 2 | muJRQ, SjDR | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | mRQUhRU, Oiul-SjUIajR | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 85-47 (06.4%) | 9-88 (46.2%) | 40-38 (24.4%) | 66 | 82 | 47 | 86 | 88 | 48 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 71 | 661 | |||
METZ (coach: Alexandre Palfroy)91 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 0 | XTiMuJIQ, baZhiRl | 40 | 3-0 (25%) | 0-65 (05%) | 3-3 (655%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 89 | 88 | 4 |
| 4 | mIuLQRU, biUhas | 43 | 4-1 (05%) | 6-3 (80%) | 4-0 (15%) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 83 | 5 |
| 69 | giQdiajR, eIBiaj | 45 | 2-68 (11.9%) | 4-1 (05%) | 3-0 (25%) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 87 | 82 | 7 |
| 43 | ABaUh, SBaQ | 81 | 0-2 (18.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-1 (05%) | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 61 | -8 |
| 83 | bMiaUIuMiB, KRLaj | 67 | 6-8 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -63 |
| 1 | PQF, qUaRjjR | 62 | 5-5 (5%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| 6 | wIuQR, bIusUiphi | 69 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-6 (5%) | 8-3 (05%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -3 | -61 |
| 65 | KilF, KRLaj | 63 | 5-8 (5%) | 5-8 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | -0 | -1 |
| 09 | OIuQZhIU, kajZRjU | 7 | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | -3 | -6 |
| 61 | STIQRU, OaRQQR-HRjQF | 3 | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| wIUil | 88-47 (01.3%) | 65-81 (42.0%) | 69-80 (12.5%) | 1 | 62 | 83 | 84 | 48 | 88 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 76 | 23 | |||

Height: 203 cm
Position name: F
Born: May 19,1996
Weight: 102kg / 224.4lbs
Position name: F
Born: May 19,1996
Weight: 102kg / 224.4lbs
32
MINS
30
18
POINTS
29
8
D.REB
3
1
O.REB
1
9
T.REB
4
2
ASSISTS
1
1
STEALS
3
2
TO
2
0
BLOCKS
0
4/6
66.7%
2FGP
8/12
66.7%
0/2
0.0%
3FGP
3/6
50.0%
10/11
90.9%
FT
4/5
80.0%
26
RANK
28

Height: 200 cm
Position: PF
Born: Feb 2,1988
Born: 1988
Position: PF
Born: Feb 2,1988
Born: 1988
96
Points Scored
91
81
Starting Five Points
84
15
Bench Points
7
28
Defensive Rebounds
18
11
Offensive Rebounds
6
39
Rebounds
24
21
Assists
23
10
Steals
12
19
Turnovers
15
3
Blocked Shots
3
22
Personal fouls
32
20/39
51.3%
2FGP
22/39
56.4%
7/22
31.8%
3FGP
10/26
38.5%
35/42
83.3%
FT
17/25
68.0%
116
Rank
84
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)





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