Germain Castano wanted his reference match, a match mastered from A to Z, to really start the season. Against Denain (3rd day of Pro B), his players only gave him three good quarters. The first three in this case, before collapsing in the last. In front of the score for almost the entire meeting against the leader of the championship, the Orléanais delivered a very convincing performance over 30 minutes, with a lot of variations in the offensive animation and good aggressiveness. The OLB even put a big boost in the third round: 13 points difference in favor of Orléans Loiret Basket before starting the last quarter.
But the end of the match was chaotic against Denaisiens who tried everything for everything, in a room which felt the wind turning when they saw this 13-0 inflicted by the men of François Sence at the start of the last quarter. Behind, the Orléanais did not know how to put the necessary stop, to be in action again. Final score: 81-72 for Denain, still undefeated leader of Pro B. And therefore a second defeat for the OLB this season.
man of the match
Denaisien back Michael Oguine gave himself a recital on his floor, with his devastating first step: 26 points scored, including 17 on the free throw line thanks to his 11 fouls caused. OLB basketball players will never have found the solution to prevent him from picking up speed to attack the circle. On the Orleans side, note the good first of the new leader Jonathan Stark: 14 points and 6 assists for his first match.
sentence of the day
“It’s hard to explain. We do three quarters of good quality, we move well, we shoot. And behind, we step back. We suffer, we put them back in the game. In these scenarios, you have to be tough! They believed it. I am very disappointed tonight, because we had the game in hand“, analyzed Germain Castano after the meeting.
The number of the day
22 is Jonathan Stark’s rating. Far from being 100% physically, the American nevertheless put on a good figure with scoring and creation. “He will really help us, that’s for sure“ affirmed his coach after the defeat.