Bourg-en-Bresse won Tuesday evening 92-84, after overtime, against Gran Canaria, reigning Eurocup champion. The JL confirms its current good momentum by winning a 9th consecutive victory, the 12th in the last 13 matches. Thanks to this success, the Burgiens take the lead in group B and are qualified at least for the round of 16.
Very skillful at the start of the match, the Bressans got into their match perfectly by widening a first gap at the end of the first quarter (25-19). Still performing as well offensively and defensively, in the wake of a great Isiaha Mike (22 points, 8 rebounds for 26 points), Frédéric Fauthoux’s men returned to the locker room with a 15-point lead (51-36, 20th). ).
A breathtaking second half
Back on the floor, the skill of the Rhônalpins did not fall (49.3%) but the loss of balls (19), too numerous, allowed the Spanish team to return to the game (58-62 , 30th), after winning the third quarter 22-11.
At the end of a final act of crazy intensity, the leader of Gran Canaria, AJ Slaughter, equalized 15 seconds from the final buzzer (76-76). The last Bresse possession resulted in nothing and the match went into overtime. Bodian Massa’s six consecutive points launched JL Bourg perfectly in this extra period before Isiaha Mike came to close the game after a huge long-distance shot 30 seconds from time.
