French Basketball Teamsโ Shine in European Cup โAction: Bourg-en-Bresse Dominates,โฃ Dijon Secures hard-Fought Victory
ULM, โขGERMANYโค &โ DIJON, โคFRANCEโ – Bourg-en-Bresse โคcontinued its โimpressive formโข in the EuroCup, securing a commanding 64-96 victoryโ on the road against Ulm. Together, Dijonโ overcame a late challenge from Cibona Zagreb to win 94-85 in the โคFIBA europe Cup.
Bourg-en-Bresse, leading Group B, claimed its sixth winโ in seven matches. After a strong โopening โquarterโฃ establishing a 17-28 lead,Ulm briefly rallied to tie the game at 34-34 and even take a short-lived lead (36-34).Though, Bourg regained control, leading 42-50 at halftime. A dominant third โฃquarter saw Ulm score only 5 points while Bourg addedโข 14, extending their advantage to 17 points. the final quarter was decisive, with Bourg outscoring Ulm 17-32 and building a lead ofโค up to 35 points.Bourg’sโฃ defence was especially strong, recording 16 โขinterceptions and 5 blocks. Adam Mokokaโค led the scoring with 23 points โ(7/8 shooting,โ 7/12 free throws). Bourg-en-Bresse will โขnextโ travel toโ London.
Bourg-en-Bresse โฃscorers: Mcgheeโข (10), Mitchell (4), Mouluma (5), Brother (9), โคBrothers โ(5), Gach (11), Gach (6), Lindo (8), Kkika (8), Mokoka (23).
In theโ FIBA Europe Cup, Dijon secured its third victory in five Group J games against โCibona Zagreb, winning โ94-85 and regaining the basketโข average after โขa previous three-point loss to the Croatian โteam.โข Dijon led for much of the game, buildingโ a 16-9 โฃstart and a four-point halftime lead (45-41). Zagreb briefly took โthe lead inโ the third quarter (50-56) before Dijon responded with a 12-0 run to regain control โ(74-68). With 3:01 remaining, โขCibona equalized at 80-80, but Dijon’s David Holston then scored โthree consecutive three-pointers to secure the win.Holston finished with 25 points (6/8 from three-point โrange) and 5 assists. Dijon will conclude its group stage against Bashkimi.
Dijon scorers: Moore (7), Holston (25), โขHrovat (14), Barnett (9),โ Losser (5), Owens (11),โ Narace (21),โ Julien (2).