Villeurbanne overcame Gravelin’s obstacle in overtime and with hero Paris Lee

He was very nervous, but eventually cleared the Gravelin barrier, continuing his pursuit of Monaco and Paris. Villerban.

A few days after their trip to our country and their defeat by Olympiakos for the 31st matchday of the Euroleague, Pierik Puppe’s team… found it dark in the “Astroball”, but finally managed to get the victory (86-83) with a thousand efforts in overtime (71-71 regular time) and thanks to a buzzer-beater three-pointer by Paris Leeimproving her record to 19-7 in the French league. On the other hand, Gravelin fell into 9-16 staying very close to the relegation zone.

BAAAAAAAANG ??

Le game winner incroyable de Paris Lee dans les dernieres secondes de la prolongation !! ??@LDLCASVEL #BetclicELITE pic.twitter.com/tQ1AEuRWzm

— LNB (@LNBofficiel) March 24, 2024

Leading scorers for the winners, who next Thursday will host Monaco for the Euroleague, were Scott (23p, 7 rebounds) and Lee (21p, 5 assists), while Stockton (18p) and Babb (13p) stood out for the visitors. .

“Cold” offensively at the start of the game, Villerban scored only one basket and two shots in the first four minutes, allowing their opponent to go ahead 8-4. Superior in the first period the guests, closed the first period being in front with 27-20with the home team reacting and equalizing for the 41-41 of the first half.

Derby and after the return of the two teams from the locker room, the match, with Gravelin taking a small lead, while it was at +7 (56-63) at the start of the fourth period, but Villerban came back, “touching” the victory , before Nkonko equalized in 71-7114” before the finale.

Cooler and more precise at the start of overtime, Villerban did not concede a basket in the first 2.5 minutes, escaping with 79-71. However, he then saw Gravelin come back to tie it at 83-83, before Lee came through to give his team the win with a well-timed 3-pointer at the end!

The quarters: 20-27, 41-41, 55-60, 71-71, 86-83 overtime