The only French team on the Eurocup stage this week - Boulogne-Levallois, Monaco and Bourg-en-Bresse are at forced rest due to positive cases of the virus in the ranks of their opponents - Nanterre has held its rank perfectly in dominating (90-74) the Spaniards of Gran Canaria during the 7th group day of the Eurocup.
A success which maintains the chances of qualification for the future.
What you must remember
Despite a full squad - with the return of the five covid players absent last week in Slovenia - Nanterre suffered early in the match.
Carried by his winger Stan Okoye, author of a perfect score in the first period with 24 points and an unreal 6 of 6 at 3 points -, Gran Canaria slams a scathing 3-15 in 6 minutes (15-15, 6 th then 18 -30, 12th).
The international tricolor Andrew Albicy makes the Nantes defense dizzy and multiplies the caviars to his partners.
Without the encouragement of its public - confinement requires - Nanterre seems short of a solution.
But it is finally the moment chosen by the players of Philippe Da Silva - one night coach due to the absence of the duo Pascal Donnadieu and Franck Le Goff, tested positive for Covid and confined to their homes - to reverse the situation.
The leader Chris Warren sounds the revolt by stacking 8 points in less than a minute and revives the suspense before returning to the locker room (48-40, 20th).
The break will not have broken the rhythm of the Nanterriens.
They confirm their fine intentions and it is now they who dictate the debates.
Brian Conklin is omnipresent on both sides of the floor.
Gran Canaria will never come back (90-74).
Thanks to this victory, Nanterre has relaunched perfectly in the race for qualification for the Top 16. With four days from the verdicts, the partners of Isaiah Cordinier return to the height of the Greeks of Promithaes Patras.
The fourth and last ticket for the rest of the competition will undoubtedly be played between these two opponents.
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The player.
Alpha kaba
If the leader Chris Warren was perfect as a conductor and Brian Conklin impeccable throughout the evening (16 points, 5 out of 5 on shots), Alpha Kaba will have been the guardian of the temple, the boss of the Nantes defense. .
Absent last week due to a positive Covid-19 test, the 24-year-old interior had ants in his legs at the start of the match.
In verve, he scored 6 of the first 9 points of his team before devoting himself to his defensive tasks.
From the top of his 2.08 meters he will have recovered 11 rebounds and annihilate the opposing attacks in the second half.
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The number.
42.
The number of days between Nanterre's last Eurocup victory before Wednesday's match.
Entering the competition with a home victory (80-76) against Ljubljana on September 30, Cordinier's partners had since chained the defeats (4).
This time they did not miss their chance.
Finally complete, they returned to success and maintained the suspense for qualifying.
The phrase
“The players showed a great state of mind.
They all sacrificed themselves for the team, Isaia (Cordinier) and Brian (Conklin) played despite back problems, they gave everything.
We have the chance to play at the moment, which is not the case for everyone, so we must take advantage.
Thanks to this victory we can still qualify for the Top 16. ”
Philippe Da Silva, coach of Nanterre.
MATCH SHEET
NANTERRE - GRAN CANARIA (ESP): 90-74
Quarter times:
18-24, 30-20;
25-17, 17-13
Spectators: in camera
Arbitrators: MM.
Petek (Slo), Obrknezevic (Ser) and Racys (Sué).
Nanterre:
Warren (25), Cordinier (7), Bouquet (6), Kaba (8), Stone (10), then Berhanemeskel (12), Fortas, February (6), Conklin (16), Wembanyama.
Entr.
:
Donnadieu.
THE 7th DAY
The other matches:
Bursaspor (Tur) - Ljubljana (Slo) 80-97;
Promithaes Patras (Gre) - Trento (Ita) 80-89
Classification.
1. Trento, 6 wins;
2. Grand Canaria, Ljubljana, 4;
Promithaes Patras, NANTERRE, 2;
6. Bursaspor, 0.
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