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 ranked Besancon (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.

  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
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
VS
91  Metz
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)