Three days after sinking at Ekinox against Cholet (86-100), JL Bourg received the Chorale de Roanne on Tuesday evening with the hope of raising their heads. She achieved this after going through all the emotions and having had to manage an extension (95-82).
Due to suspicious defensive attitudes at the start of the match, especially on JaKeenan Gant, Laurent Legname’s men let the Roannais dictate the pace (19-25, 10th). They also paid their waste on shots in the first quarter, with a 9/18.
The Bressan gaps were even more glaring at the start of the second (19-35, 13th). JL Bourg operated a slight close (35-42, 18th), before cashing at the buzzer a three-point basket from Gant (35-46, 20th). As if nothing wanted to smile at him…
Offensively, the Aindinois too often left the frame, favoring an individual achievement that did not always happen, far from it. Thus, Norris Cole was the best scorer of his team at the break but forcing his game (10 points to 4/11 on shots).
The roller coaster continued on the resumption. Thanks to a more efficient Cole and a more structured collective game, JL Bourg went from -16 to -6 (58-64, 30th).
Just over two minutes from the end, she was only one possession behind (72-74). Then, Rasheed Sulaimon equalized from three points and a throw from Axel Julien gave him the advantage for the first time in 37 minutes (76-75, 39′).
5 seconds from the buzzer, Cole took responsibility, but his lay-up rolled around the circle and could not prevent an extension (78-78, 40th). But it was well negotiated by the Bressans (19-7), who finally won 95-82, coming out of nowhere.