Unlike the Metropolitans 92, Bourg-en-Bresse, led by Freddy Fauthoux, also confirmed its success in the quarter-first leg by douching Dijon (92-90) in parallel on Tuesday.
Under the eyes of Kyle Kuzma, 2020 NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, present at La Meilleraie on Tuesday, the Mets had the game in hand. Including ten points in the middle of the final quarter (69-59) helped by those of their totem Victor Wembanyama, author of his umpteenth double double of the season (21 points, 14 rebounds).
But they fell to a man inhabited, Dominic Artis, author of a three-point basket on the buzzer as the game headed to overtime (80-80)
Better, the American point guard compiled ten points in the last ten minutes including two other award-winning shots to keep his team alive (74-75 and 77-78).
Vincent Collet's men, however, will have the advantage of the field Thursday in Levallois and Victor Wembanyama the desire to return to his former club, Asvel, in the next round.
Tony Parker's club has indeed reached the last four for the fourth time in a row. Without even the help of Nando De Colo, "injured in the calf Sunday" and "forfeit", announced his club a few minutes before the game.
In the absence of the master to play, who had only walked the floor ten minutes two days earlier, one player caught the eye: Retin Obasohan. The Belgian leader after fifteen points on Sunday collected 16 on Tuesday. Youssoupha Fall had a double-double (11 points, 9 rebounds).
The other rollercoaster meeting of the evening was in Bourg-en-Bresse where Dijon had their backs to the wall, after falling at home on Sunday (79-73).
Led by thirteen lengths at halftime (48-35), the JDA, led by David Holston, magical at the lead (17 points, 13 assists) thought to hang the overtime (90-90). But Jordan Floyd, after his 28 points Sunday, gave the last square to his own of an off-balance mid-range shot.
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