It was difficult, but her national team got its first victory in this year’s Mundobasket of France.
Already eliminated after their painful defeats against Canada and Latvia, the “tricolors” also struggled against the Lebanonbut finally winning with 85-79, even though they competed without a classic center (Gobert, Fall and Lessor did not compete at all).
A competitive Lebanon, they were constantly close to the score and entered the fourth period with the lead, but folded in the final, suffering their third loss in as many games in the tournament.
Top for the winners were Yabuselli (18p.) and Fournier (17p.), while for the losers, o Arakji (29p.).
As if in… a chore, the French players gave Lebanon the right to present itself as highly competitive, while it led 18-12 in the first period. In fact, Lebanon took an 8-point lead (33-25) just before the end of the first half, before Vincent Collet’s team went ahead (37-38) with Giabuseli and Fournier as protagonists.
The third period was also balanced, with the lead constantly changing hands, before France… charged in the fourth quarter, escaping with +9 (65-74). However, Lebanon came back and cut it to 79-82 entering the final minute, before Batum sealed the contest with a 3-pointer with 32 minutes remaining.
The quarters: 20-19, 37-38, 59-58, 79-85
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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