At Gaston-Médecin this Sunday, it was a playoff match that spectators were able to attend. A meeting that ended with a score above the standards of the Betclic Elite, 115 to 106 for the Metropolitans. The winning coach, Vincent Collet, said he was “really very proud of what my players did” after the meeting.
The address of the Metropolitans was insolent in Monaco. Boulogne-Levallois finished the match at 18 out of 30 behind the arc, or 60% success. “We had the good idea to be skilful”, commented the Norman technician. The latter was able to count on the precision of his shooters throughout the match: 4/5 for Will Cummings, 4/6 for captain Lahaou Konaté, 4/4 for gunner Keith Hornsby and 3/4 for the interior Steve Ho You Fat.
Post-match reactions from coach Vincent Collet and the captain @lahaouKonate
@ASMonaco_Basket – Day 18# GoMets92 #BetclicElite @LNBofficiel #Metropolitans92 pic.twitter.com/TylmhCoGOg– Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 (@Metropolitans92) January 31, 2022
Will Cummings (1.86 m, 29 years old), was the author of a new MVP game on Sunday evening, with 35 points at 9 of 16 on shots and 4 of 5 at 3-points and 10 assists for 35 evaluation. This is his second game in a row with more than 30 points in Betclic ELITE, after the one against SIG on the last day. Cummings also scored a game-killing shot, 1 minute from the end of overtime. “We are lucky to have an exceptional playmaker, who was once again our great leader tonight,” praised Vincent Collet.
The coach of the France team was also delighted with the way his players won Sunday’s shock: “What is fundamental is the way and what we did to achieve this performance”. The Boulogne-Levallois coach wanted his players to take more 3-point shots than usual, because according to him the strong point of “the Monegasque defense is its ability to close spaces”.
The result greatly satisfied Vincent Collet, the Metropolitans 92 consolidate their place as leader of Betclic ELITE, with a record of 14 wins for 3 losses. Monaco, still runners-up to the Mets, are now 3 wins behind, and the point-average is favorable to the Ile-de-France residents. Boulogne-Levallois goes Tuesday evening to Russia, to face Lokomotiv Kuban there, on behalf of the twelfth day of EuroCup.
Post-match reactions from coach Vincent Collet and the captain @lahaouKonate
@ASMonaco_Basket – Day 18# GoMets92 #BetclicElite @LNBofficiel #Metropolitans92 pic.twitter.com/TylmhCoGOg– Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92 (@Metropolitans92) January 31, 2022
