He had a hard time from Lyon and reached the top of the Fenerbahce!
In a real thriller at the ‘LDLC Arena’, Sarunas Jasikevicius’ team prevailed by a score 77-73 of Villerban for the 8th matchday of the Euroleague, thus rising to 6-2 and in first place in the standings (along with three other teams)!
Leading for the winners was Hayes-Daviswho finished the match with 25 points and 7 rebounds, with Goodrich to score crucial points in the final and reach 12 points (5 assists and 5 rebounds).
For the French, who fell to 2-6, his improbable performance took a turn for the worse Nando De Colo with 18 points and 11 assists.
The match:
It was a fairly even start to the match, with Villeurbanne taking an early 6-2 lead, before Fenerbahce responded with Birch and Hayes-Davies going on a 10-0 run to make it 6-12 in the 6th minute. With six collected points by Loverne and a three-pointer by Leidy, the French regained the upper hand in the score (15-14) in the 8th minute, with De Colo in “dead time” shaping 19-15 of the first period with a shot behind 6.75m.
De Colo to Lauvergne alley-oop in 2024?
This is vintage French-esque basketball from @LDLCASVEL ??????#SKWEEKlive pic.twitter.com/3xoyufSAQO
— SKWEEK (@skweektv) November 8, 2024
In fact, with their excellent defense as an ally, since they kept the Turks to just 2 points for 4 minutes, the home team reached at +7 for 24-17 at 14′. Biberovic and Sanli then gave Fener an attacking “breath”, with Villeurbanne however arriving shortly after at +10 (31-21) in the 16th minute, constantly hitting from the paint. Somewhere in there, Jasikevicius’ team countered with one as well individual scores 12-0, managed to overtake (31-33) in the 18th minute, before the hosts with versatility in the attack closed the first half with short head (38-37).
Devon Hall’un uclugu ile Fenerbahce Beko one geciyor ?????? pic.twitter.com/n5JcoAn6Ox
— Euroleague Time (@euroleague_time) November 8, 2024
Having cleared her mind at recess, the Fenerbahce she came out fully prepared in the third quarter, aiming to dominate the floor and not allow her opponent to play her game. With their “weapon” defense, the guests managed to keep the French to just 14 points in the period, at the same time where Hayes-Davies with 7 personal points led the attack of the Turks, who even reached at +8 (43-51) at 28′. In the last two minutes, Villeurbanne responded and with five points from De Colo and one from Malenton, closed the quarter with a score of 50-51.
Nigel Hayes-Davis devrede! ?? @FBBasketbol ???? pic.twitter.com/5jJvmR3IYG
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In fact, with two points by De Colo and Ediage, the home team led 56-53 in the 32nd minute, showing that they will fight to the end for the victory. Then, however, Fener reacted and with absolute protagonist Hayes-Davies – he had ten points in this period – went at +7 (61-68) at 37′! With five points from Harrison, but also five points from shots by Black, Villerban reduced it to 1 (71-72) two minutes later, before Goodrich and Meli in the final wrote at 77-73 and clean up the case of victory for Fenerbahçe!
The quarters: 19-15, 38-37, 50-51, 73-77.
See here the statistics of the match.
Source: Sport Fm
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