The Avignonnais opened the proceedings with a 5-0 under the impetus of Papic, author of a first long distance basket. The game was on. The Bordelais, who had started the meeting timidly, could count on a fiery Desmonts to sound the revolt. The Bordeaux gunner opened his festival of three-point baskets and even allowed his team to equalize at 10 everywhere.
Morgan was not outdone on the USAP side with an interception and 8 points scored during a very balanced first quarter. But what about the three-point success of Desmonts who surveyed a total of 5 baskets and scored 17 points on his own. The first quarter was whistled with the score of 23-21.
Amazing Desmonts
It was then a real crossover that loomed between the two teams with a Desmonts still as skilful at three points on the Jsa side and a Bourcier who was influential in the game of the Avignonnais. Morgan allowed Usap to take the lead at the break on a long distance shot (37 -39).
Upon returning from the locker room, Bourcier as a good Avignon captain had decided to imitate his Girondin counterpart Desmonts by scoring three successive three-point baskets in a third period dominated by visitors (56-60).
A match that was no longer going to escape Usap despite the return of the JSA which amounted to two small points on a basket from Vorotnbikovas (64-66). But Vincent and the former Bordeaux player, Meyniel dealt the coup de grace to Bordeaux with two successive three-point baskets (64-72).
