Champion of Ukraine in basketball “Chemist” failed went to visit the French “Le Manu”.
“Chemist” from the first seconds stuck in the defense of the hosts – “Le Mans” Ukrainians are forced to make unprepared long shots, not allowing the guests to break the three-second zone. Wards Vitaly Stepanovski in the first quarter made seven losses, and naturally fell behind by 10 points.
In the second quarter Smith and Antipov reduced the gap to four points, but then the “Chemist” covered new prolonged crisis – “Le Mans” went into halftime with 14 points, and in the second half of the match, the French easily have kept the extracted advantage.
The main issue of “Chemist” in France was the failure on the three-point arc – the champion of Ukraine sold 3 of 26, while in the basket and flew for eight shots.
Le Mans (France) — Khimik (Ukraine) 68:49 (20:10, 14:10, 23:14, 11:15)
Le Mans: Pearson (20), Watson (11 + 3 steals), Gelabale (8 + 5 rebounds), Juguete (6 + 12 rebounds), Stands (6).
Chemist: Smith (20), Antipov (11 + 7 rebounds + 2 block-Shota), Belikov (9 + 6 rebounds), Petrov (5 + 9 rebounds + 4 assists ), Pavlov (3).
Standings: Le Mans, Maccabi Rishon – 4, Karsiyaka, Venice – 3, Avtodor, Chemist, Oradea – 2, Rolling – 1.
