France

Regular Season Round 21: Metz - Besancon 66-76

Date: January 23, 2026
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 13th ranked Metz (5-17) lost at home to fourteenth ranked Besancon (5-16) 76-66 on Friday. Besancon made 24-of-31 free shots (77.4 percent) during the game. Hugo Cluysen (203-1998, college: NAIT) nailed 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winning side and Lithuanian Augustinas Venckus (190-1997) accounted for 16 points and 5 assists. Florian Fortas (191-2000) came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Melvin Beaubois (193-2001) added 14 points respectively for Metz in the defeat. Besancon moved-up to eleventh place, which they share with Charleville and Pays Salonais. Loser Metz dropped to the fourteenth position with 17 games lost. Besancon will meet at home higher ranked Saint Vallier (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Metz will play against Boulogne (#7) in Boulogne-sur-Mer and hope to secure a win.

  BESANCON (coach: Laurent Kleefstra)76
  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 +/-
2 kRjZVus, SuDusUajis 44 5-3 (5%) 3-1 (11.9%) 3-0 (25%) 8 8 3 0 8 3 8 5 5 4 61 67 5
33 HIIV, giLad 48 8-4 (11.9%) 5-8 (5%) 1-2 (90%) 5 6 6 8 8 1 8 5 5 8 65 68 5
64 CluFsRj, HuDI 45 4-3 (90%) 4-9 (38.7%) 3-3 (655%) 6 9 2 3 4 4 6 5 5 4 67 83 5
0 mQIjjRQ-AJulZ, OiLRl 82 6-6 (655%) 6-0 (85%) 3-1 (11.9%) 5 8 8 1 3 0 6 5 5 8 7 66 5
68 zuMRjIU, CilLaj 80 8-4 (11.9%) 5-6 (5%) 6-8 (05%) 6 0 1 8 4 8 5 6 5 8 0 2 5
65 XVIBMIu, YijjaZV 61 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 2 2 5 3 6 6 8 5 8 3 2 5
80 CiDjRU, SuDusUR 60 6-8 (05%) 6-0 (85%) 8-8 (655%) 5 8 8 5 6 6 5 5 6 6 9 8 5
86 qlaRJRQ-kijRQIU, CliudaRj 60 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 4-3 (90%) 5 3 3 5 8 8 6 5 5 8 4 3 5
45 CIQQRi, AaBIj 66 5-5 (5%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 4 8 5
4 OIuFR, odQassi  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   66-88 (05.5%) 65-87 (43.0%) 83-46 (99.3%) 3 48 41 67 88 83 7 4 6 69 91 75  


  METZ (coach: Alexandre Palfroy)66
  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 +/-
6 mRiuMIas, bRlLaj 41 5-8 (5%) 6-1 (61.9%) 66-68 (76.9%) 5 3 3 6 3 2 6 5 5 8 63 63 5
8 yIQUis, ylIQaij 46 0-63 (40.9%) 6-0 (85%) 1-1 (655%) 3 9 66 3 3 1 8 5 6 6 67 84 5
4 mIuLQRU, biUhas 82 8-3 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 0 0 4 8 5 8 5 5 8 9 66 5
88 mQujI, SlaIujR 82 6-8 (05%) 6-4 (44.4%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 3 8 4 8 5 5 4 0 2 5
1 eIMRQU-AuiQRJ, Slij 89 6-4 (44.4%) 6-0 (85%) 6-8 (05%) 5 6 6 5 3 6 6 5 6 6 1 -3 5
2 vRssIQU, GQRDIQF 86 8-0 (35%) 5-6 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 6 8 4 8 3 4 5 5 5 6 0 3 5
64 ARZV, bIBiUh 85 3-7 (33.3%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 4 3 6 3 6 6 5 5 8 65 1 5
30 mIujdF, XiBIQF 64 5-6 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 -8 5
86 bajfaQ, wFQIj  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
44 AijUIs bijDI, SjUIajR  gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj
wIUil   60-35 (49.0%) 0-88 (88.9%) 86-84 (76.4%) 1 83 45 60 83 88 7 6 4 68 11 15  


Height: 191 cm
Position name: SG
Born: Feb 6,2000
31
MINS
30
19
POINTS
19
7
D.REB
7
4
O.REB
1
11
T.REB
8
4
ASSISTS
4
2
STEALS
1
1
TO
3
0
BLOCKS
0
5/14
35.7%
2FGP
3/4
75.0%
1/5
20.0%
3FGP
3/7
42.9%
6/6
100.0%
FT
4/4
100.0%
23
RANK
24
Height: 203 cm
Position: PF
Born: Nov 9,1998
Weight: 100kg / 220lbs
Metz  66
VS
66
Points Scored
76
51
Starting Five Points
59
15
Bench Points
17
24
Defensive Rebounds
32
6
Offensive Rebounds
4
30
Rebounds
36
15
Assists
19
9
Steals
9
12
Turnovers
17
1
Blocked Shots
3
24
Personal fouls
22
15/40
37.5%
2FGP
11/22
50.0%
5/22
22.7%
3FGP
10/29
34.5%
21/23
91.3%
FT
24/31
77.4%
60
Rank
90

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)