Dsecond meeting against Bretons in four days for Stade Rochelais Basket. Saturday January 22, the Yellow and Black had fallen in Lorient (69-65). This Tuesday, Vitré, one more point in the standings, came to Gaston-Neveur with a mad desire to imitate the Morbihannais. The Rochelais, they remained on three setbacks and had …
Dsecond meeting against Bretons in four days for Stade Rochelais Basket. Saturday January 22, the Yellow and Black had fallen in Lorient (69-65). This Tuesday, Vitré, one more point in the standings, came to Gaston-Neveur with a mad desire to imitate the Morbihannais. The Rochelais, they remained on three losses and had not yet won in 2022. The packages of two key pieces of their game, captain Arnauld Thinon and Desmond Quincy-Jones, were not to reassure them.
However, the observation round is to the advantage of the Yellow and Black, very present in the rebounds to stop the Breton offensives (18-10, 7th). Around captain Vincent Clerc, each ball is converted. Vitré remains in the race despite everything thanks to his triggers far from the circle and on the horn (18-15, 20th). In the second quarter, the Maritimes struggled, sterile for almost four minutes, until the light came back on Gaston-Neveur: a collective impulse that led to a quick 15-5 (35-20, 15th ). Carey and Dudit put on 21 units between them.
The offensive rebounds are Rochelais (9 against 1, which results in 10 points in 2nd chance). At the request of opposing coach Julien Cortey, the vitreous game is accelerating. The fine triggers of Ille-et-Vilaine are back, draw 3 points four times. A success that allows visitors to pick up (38-34, 18th). In the collective commitment, the port club does the job, it remains a notch above and in the lead at the break (43-36, 20th).
Stretched to the end
But the Stadistes do not like the 3rd Quarter at the moment, like their defeat in Lorient, and it shows. Fear is at the rendezvous in Gaston-Neveur. The ten minutes that pass are poor, less for Bretons in the rebellion and who are gradually eating up their delay (50-48, 28th).
During the final game time, it sweats the suspense, it smells elbow to elbow. Coach François Sence’s men are in trouble, they can no longer score. The game becomes tough, in this register the Vitreans are in the mover register (54-57, 36th). However, the Aunisiens have an overpowered Norville Carey who finds the right breaches. We are in the money time, there are a handful of seconds left, the score is 59-61. Antoine Dudit triggers the equalizing missile (61-61). Vitré has the winning ball… no, it’s overtime.
The sequel is breathtaking. Carey, yellow and black side, comes out for 5 faults, imitated by Prolhac among the Greens. The shots are struggling to be scored on each side but Seguela, Wright, Clerc and Seguela still mark the last maritime points. 69-66, there are a few seconds left, Vitré gets two free throws. The 1st is converted, Vitré is looking for recovery on the second… but no, the Rochelais tear themselves away one last time to secure their first victory in 2022. François Sence’s proteges were hot, but they found the way forward.
