Villerban took the… oil out of Maccabi before the SEF!

Although… she flirted strongly with the kazoo, the Maccabi Tel Aviv he put down the resistance of the militant and indifferent Villerbanprevailing 98-90.

The French made it very difficult for the “people’s team”, even reaching +10 and staying in the match until the last two minutes, which were “cleaned up” by Boldwin and Nimbo.

In the 17-13 his team went up Odent Kataseven hoping for the top six, while on the other hand the French, who will face him Olympic in SEF (21/3, 21:15), they retreated to 7-23.

Leading for Maccabi was Wade Baldwin with 30 points and 10 assists, with Bonzie Coulson to follow with 23p. and the Josh Nimbo to do another double-double with 18p. and 11 rebounds.

From Villerban, the first scorer was Nando De Colo with 18 points, while from 17p. had the Yusufah Fal and Paris Lee and the Senegalese center to collect 12 rebounds.

The match

Maccabi set the pace early, starting with 7-2 and with versatility in the attack went to +10 (23-13), at 8′. However, in the remaining time he relaxed and so Villeurbanne closed the first quarter with an 8-0 run (23-21).

ASVEL continued just as strongly in the second period and extending its streak even more (13-0 in total), reaching +3 (23-26), at 12′. The “people’s team” reacted and with individual scores of 9-2 made the reversal for +4 (32-28), in the 14th minute. From that point on, the pace of the match rose sharply with the French initially tying the score (39-39) and Lee’s 3-pointer going into the locker room ahead (47-49).

With a 4-0 run, Villerban entered the second half for +6 (47-53), with Maccabi reacting aggressively, but still trailing (54-58), until the 24th minute. There, the French stepped on the gas and with Lee and Thomas they reached +10 (54-64), in the 26th minute. The “people’s team” responded with Nimbo and Baldwin getting closer to the three-pointer (63-66), with the guests holding on and closing in front in the third period (66-69).

Thanks to De Colo, Villerban went to +4 (70-74) at the beginning of the fourth quarter and Louvavoux-Cambaro kept it there (72-76), until the 34th minute. With Colson’s baskets, Maccabi initially overtook (77-76) and, continuing at the same pace, went to +5 (82-77), in the 36th minute. ASVEL reacted with Tomas and Fal brought the match to a point (86-85), in the 37th minute. The answer of the hosts came from Nimbo and Baldwin for +8 (93-85), which “locked” them and the victory, which came with the final 98-90.

The quarters: 23-21, 47-49, 66-69, 98-90

The match statistics