Périgord coach Nikola Antic had said that his ambition for this trip to Fos-sur-Mer was only to “save honour”. His players did not achieve a feat, and inclined (81-68) in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France on Tuesday evening, among the Provençaux, residents (and last) of Betclic Elite. They will therefore not play the Top 8 the last weekend of March in the hall of Trélazé (Loire-Atlantique).
Deprived of Nic Moore and Nicolas De Jong, long-term injured, the BBD also had to do without Nana Foulland and Jules Rambaut, sick and remained in Dordogne. Despite the nice performance by Olivier Cortale (21 points at 61% shooting) and Ivan February (20 points at 64%), the Périgourdins were too diminished to win. It is their 7th defeat in eight games played in 2022. They will try to reverse the trend on Saturday against Nantes for the return of Pro B, at the Palio.