France – NM1 Round 4: Union Rennes are upset by Angers BC

Demond Watt Round 4 means everything may happen in NM1 as the season just started. The most important game in the last round took place in Angers between third ranked Union Rennes (2-2) and sixteenth ranked Angers BC (1-3) on Friday night. Union Rennes was defeated by Angers BC in a tough game on the road 75-82. The hosts trailed by 10 points at the halftime before their 50-33 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. 27 personal fouls committed by Union Rennes helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American forward Demond Watt (200-89, college: Texas A&M-CC) fired a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks (on 9-of-10 shooting from the field) for the winners. Lithuania forward Rokas Uzas (202-88) chipped in 20 points and 7 assists. American forward Anthony Hill (204-88, college: Wisc.-Milwaukee) produced 19 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Union Rennes’ coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. Angers BC left bottom position moving up to thirteenth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Newly promoted Union Rennes dropped to the sixth position with two games lost. They share it with 6 other teams. Angers BC is looking forward to face higher ranked Orchesien BC (#8) in Orchies in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Union Rennes will play at home against ALS Basket and is hoping to win this game. Vendee Challans can celebrate their first win this season after three consecutive loses. They used home court advantage to defeat CFBB (0-4) 104-42. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Demarco Cox (203-90, college: Georgia Tech) who helped to win the game recording 18 points and 7 rebounds. Jason Jones contributed with 19 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Forward Ivan Fevrier (200-99) replied with 18 points for CFBB. CFBB’s coach Jean-Aime Toupane gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Vendee Challans (1-3) left bottom position moving up to thirteenth place, which they share with 4 other teams. It was CFBB’s fourth loss in a row. They still close the standings with four games lost. Vendee Challans will play against Gries/Oberhoffen (#16) in Bischwiller in the next round. CFBB will play at home against Rueil and hopes to get finally their first victory.Undefeated leader Quimper UJAP delivered the fourth consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 13th ranked Gries/Oberhoffen (1-3) 100-76. Worth to mention a quality performance of Maxime Choplin who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 assists. At the losing side Justin Sedlak responded with 24 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Quimper UJAP have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 4-0 record, which they share with Souffel. Gries/Oberhoffen lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the thirteenth place with three games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. Quimper UJAP will meet GET Vosges (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Gries/Oberhoffen will play against Vendee Challans and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Rest of the games of round 4 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are: St Vallier defeated ALS Basket in Saint Vallier 78-72. Caen beat Chartres at home 101-90. SAP Vaucluse lost to undefeated Souffel on the opponent’s court 71-80. Vitre managed to outperform Orchies in a home game 81-63. Lorient recorded a loss to RAC Basket on the road 92-85. Lourdes defeated GET Vosges on its own court 88-74. The best stats of 4th round was 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists by Ludovic Vaty of Lourdes.Quimper – Gries/Oberhoffen 100-76Undefeated leader Quimper UJAP delivered the fourth consecutive victory on Saturday night. This time they crushed 13th ranked Gries/Oberhoffen (1-3) 100-76. The hosts trailed by 1 point at the halftime before their 58-33 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. It was a great shooting night for Quimper UJAP especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.0 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Worth to mention a quality performance of point guard Maxime Choplin (181-92) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 assists and Kevin Mondesir (204-91) who added 13 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Four Quimper UJAP players scored in double figures. At the losing side Slovakian power forward Justin Sedlak (206-87, college: Florida Tech) responded with 24 points and Ahmed Doumbia (195-89) scored 17 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Quimper UJAP have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 4-0 record, which they share with Souffel. Gries/Oberhoffen lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the thirteenth place with three games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. Quimper UJAP will meet GET Vosges (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Gries/Oberhoffen will play against Vendee Challans and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Quimper: J.Bluntt 17+1reb, D.Burke 15+3reb, K.Mondesir 13+8reb+3ast, M.Choplin 11+4reb+13ast, F.Herard 11+4reb+2ast, M.Tensorer 10+2reb+1astGries/Oberhoffen: J.Sedlak 24+3reb, A.Doumbia 17+3reb+2ast, R.Delar 8+5reb+1ast, T.Ghezala 7+5reb+4ast, D.Woodmore 7+3reb+3ast, J.Scott 6+7reb+1astgschID: 484789ALS Basket – St Vallier 72-78There was no surprise in Andrezieux where 12th ranked ALS Basket (1-3) was defeated by seventh ranked Saint Vallier (3-1) 78-72 on Saturday. The guests took control from the first minutes by winning first half. But ALS Basket won third quarter 25-21. However it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. The game was decided in the last minutes when Saint Vallier won last quarter 14-10. Worth to mention a great performance of Romain Gregoire (201-91) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 10 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists and American power forward Steffon Bradford (198-77, college: Nebraska) who added 23 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Four Saint Vallier players scored in double figures. At the losing side Bosnian power forward Nemanja Kovanusic (204-93) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds and American point guard Jerrold Brooks (183-91, college: S.Mississippi, agency: Interperformances) scored 17 points. Saint Vallier moved-up to third place, which they share with Caen and Vitre. Newly promoted ALS Basket dropped to the thirteenth position with three games lost. They share it with 4 other teams. Saint Vallier will meet at home league’s second-placed …

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