JL Bourg started their marathon of four matches in eight days with a commanding victory over Limoges on Saturday night at home (79-66).
Beaten by Pau last week, the Bressans have rectified the situation on the occasion of this 20th day of the Elite championship. They revive at the same time in the race for the play-offs.
In an electric meeting, as had already been the case in pre-season, the locals however fell behind in the ignition (10-21, 11th).
Not spared by the referees at the start of the match (7 fouls to 2 in the first 8 minutes, two unsportsmanlike to one), Laurent Legname’s players reacted with pride and as a team to return completely to the game in the heart of the second quarter (24-23, 16th).
JL Bourg reacted to pride and as a team
Handicapped in turn by faults (four players with three faults after 24 minutes) and above all their lack of skill, the Limougeauds completely lost their rhythm after the break. They were punished by the precision of Maxime Courby who increased the gap to +7 in the third quarter (41-34, 25th). Then three consecutive three-pointers from Jalen Jones (17 pts) and Maxime Roos finally gave more air to the game (56-40, 29th).
Head under water (11/37 shooting including 6/23 behind the arc after 30 minutes), Limoges sank completely in the last quarter.
With nine different scorers, including eight with six or more points, JL Bourg built a comfortable mattress (68-46, 35th), before finally winning by 13 lengths (79-66).
The two teams will meet on Tuesday evening in the Coupe de France, still at Ekinox. Bourg-en-Bresse will then receive Gran Canaria (Thursday), then Asvel (Sunday).
