All the series end one day or another and Vincent Collet’s men learned it the hard way this Tuesday evening.
Caught at the entrance throat by a formation of Roanne galvanized and visibly more concerned by this match, because she wants to offer herself the Ile-de-France leader in front of her audience, Boulogne-Levallois logically tilted in the great widths (102-77) in the Loire. And this, despite a slight burst of pride at the very beginning of the second period, quickly mastered by the players of the Chorale.
A brutal end to the series, but it couldn’t be more logical, for these Dishes who nevertheless remained on nine victories in a row, while Victor Wembanyama was also far from displaying its best level. Like most of his team…
“Limited” to 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks (7/14 on shots, including 1/5 at 3-pts), “Wemby” was first weighed down by his foul problems (three at the break), which prevented him from finding his rhythm throughout the first half (4 points and 3 rebounds, in 13 minutes). If he somewhat rectified the situation after returning from the locker room (11 points), the Frenchman was unfortunately unable to overthrow Roanne, in full confidence, collectively on point and who above all won a fourth success in a row.
One night, Kyle Foster (22 points), Ronald March (17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists), Stefan Moody (16 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals) and Silvio De Sousa (13 points, 11 rebounds) therefore stole the show at the Super star Victor Wembanyama, who will have the opportunity to catch up on Sunday, during a clash at the top against Monaco…
