Boulazac Basket Dordogne will undoubtedly ruminate during the long return from Normandy. Friday November 1, his inconsistency deprived him of an eighth victory. He repelled the Caennais several times but the promoted player gave everything in defense in key moments.
The Boulazacois quickly got into the rhythm of the match: Caen lost two balls from the start, allowing the Périgourdins to take the score (2-5, 2nd). Continuing on, a winning basket in the corner from Angelo Warner further strengthened Boulazacoise’s hold on the Normans (2-8, 3rd).
Caen residents forced to take a time out quickly, without immediate effect. The BBD moved the ball well in attack, the skill was there (6-12, 4th). But two failed three-point attempts left a little room for the locals, who raised their heads (10-12, 6th).
Relaunched, the Calvadosiens defended better, more intensely and the Boulazacois saw the spaces shrink in the Norman zone defense. Caen equalized with quick play (12-12, 8th then 16-16, 10th). Once back at height, there was no question of giving up for the Normans. They took the lead for the first time (18-16), while Boulazac began to force his attacks a little too much.
This resulted in lost balls, which left the locals with a quick game. At 22-18, Alexandre Ménard called a timeout but the BBD forgot to fill the spaces in his racket. Caen took a small break (28-23, 14th).
Babacar Mbye’s contribution to the rebound (6 in the first period) relieved his team, which found a little defensive consistency. Back at 28-27 (16th), Boulazac took control again on a lay up from Warner (28-29, 16th).
10-0 then 7-0
Facing the Caen zone defense, a three-point basket from Samuta Avea felt good (30-32, 17th). Ousman Krubally finally won in his duels under the boards, well supported by Warner, Cyrille Eliezer-Vanerot and Hugo Robineau. Everyone worked hard on defense and Robineau was rewarded for his activity with a winning basket 12 seconds from the end of the first period (35-39), reached at 35-41 thanks to a shot at the buzzer from Krubally.
The improvement did not last, the Caennais erased their outlay very quickly (45-47, 24th). But Eliezer-Vanerot struck from afar (45-50) and Robineau immediately caused an unsportsmanlike foul then Krubally a simple foul: the BBD found some air (45-54, 25th then 50-57, 28th).
With his back to the wall, Caen pressed everywhere, successfully (54-57, 29th). Warner had open shots but missed his target, the Normans were only one point behind (56-57) 30 seconds from the end of the third quarter. Before the Perigord leader ensures the throws, and Marcos Suka-Umu plants his first basket from afar of the evening (56-62, 30th).
Insufficient to calm the Caennais, who inflicted a 10-0 on the BBD (66-62, 35th). Boulazac fell apart, Krubally suffered a penalty (66-64), Warner found his wrist and everything was restarted for money time (69-69, 37th then 71-71, 39th).
The two teams were still tied (73-73) with 16 seconds remaining. Caen had the ball, which Rashad Davis misplaced. With three short seconds, overtime was inevitable. And proved fatal for the BBD, which conceded a 7-0 (80-73, 42nd). A big defensive effort made it possible to get back to 85-82 with 36 seconds to play but Krubally missed a shot while Rojemski made his two attempts.
