Fifteen minutes. This is the time it will have taken the Gravelinois to erase the handicap which, according to the 2024-2025 cup regulations, they had suffered at the time of kick-off. Until then, the Boulonnais had fought with their weapons to delay the deadline, but the difference in muscle mass in the two rackets allowed the visitors to take a maximum of rebounds to feed through Boisdur, Fofana and Chery. And without the strokes of genius of Diallo below and the missiles signed Kingué beyond the arc, the Somists would have cost a little more. At the break, the BCM led the debates (51-57, 20e).
From the restart, Cornely crashed from afar, just to show the determination of his team. But in this little game, Chathuant was equal, just like Diallo and the Boulonnais did better than defending themselves (62-62, 23e 72-72, 28e). And N’nah Ndong even gave the locals the advantage with an arrow at the buzzer of the third break (77-75, 30e).
The most realistic BCM on the final possession
The match turned into “hurray basketball”, and the score did not change for more than four minutes. It was Cattoor who finally unblocked things (77-80). Neither team wanted to give up anything, and it was the Gravelinois who were the most realistic about the final possession.
JC Prat: “We knew it would be difficult, and it was. It’s a team that plays at the top of the N1 table. I’m quite proud of our performance tonight, because we learned, we grew. And I really liked the fact that we stayed together, and that we only conceded 8 points in the last quarter. »
F. Anthonioz: “We provided a great performance; we knew how to play eye to eye with this team. It came down to the last possession, and I’m happy. Even if we know that we could have taken this match. I feel great pride in what the players brought to the group, what they brought to the Boulonnais public. »
SOMB – BCM 85-87 (29-25, 22-32, 26-18, 8-12).– BOULOGNE: Handicap 14, Diallo 23, Maury 3, Seymour, Hyacinthe 12, Chathuant 12, N’nah Ndong 3, Hawmmond 4, Kingue 14, Guyard, Bouka– GRAVELINES : Cattoor 12, Watson 11, Agee 6, Domon 10, Chery 13, Bezhanishvili 6, Boisdur 14, Fofana 12, Cornely 3
