the Caen Basket Calvados lost in his first match of the National season one in Mulhouse (86-76) this Tuesday evening. Caen basketball players have started well the meeting by inflicting a 5-0 entry. They increased their lead to nine pts (15-24) in the first quarter and then in the second (22-31) before suffering the return of the Mulhousiens and being inflicted with a 12-0.
Led at the break (38-35) , the CBC will run behind the score during the third quarter time and concede up to 18 pts behind (66-48). Starting with a handicap of 13 pts at the start of the last quarter, Stéphane Eberlin’s men will not manage to catch up despite a return to 7 pts (76-69 with 5 minutes to go). They concede their first defeat in this Pool B of National One.
The CBC will play again on Friday evening at the Palais des Sports by receiving Andrézieu, winner of Cergy (75-63) this Tuesday evening.
Mulhouse – CBC: 86 – 76 (22-26 / 16-9 / 33-23 / 15-18)
Caen BC markers : Thibedaure (14), Ona Embo (7), Smock (4), Watt Jr (28), Awich (7), Nijba (5), Veraghe (6), Bernaoui (5)