Maledon and Villeurbanne expel Vitoria

Led by eleven points five minutes from the end, Villeurbanne, led by Théo Maledon, won at the expense of the Spanish club Baskonia Vitoria 76 to 69, on Friday at the Arena de Décines-Charpieu (Métropole de Lyon) at the last game. on the 4th day of the Euroleague.

With 25 points (6 rebounds, 3 assists), Maledon (23), returned to Asvel this summer after four years in the NBA, was sure of the success of his team that has a record of two wins and two losses. on the European scene.

The Villeurbannais, which was not won in the competition Francethe game started very well with an 8-0 start, increasing the lead to +14 (20-6, 8th) to lead 20-10 at the end of the first quarter.

Overall, Pierric Poupet’s men dominated the first half.

Led by Théo Maledon (9 points) and Neal Sako in scoring (10 points, 14 in the final) and rebounds (7 rebounds, 12 in the final), the Rhone still had fourteen points in the 17th minute (34-20). before closing the first half with a comfortable lead of 12 units (38-26).

But Vitoria responded very well in the third quarter when Markus Howard (7 points), Donta Hall (13 pts, 15 in the end) and Chima Moneke (11 pts, 18 in the end) were the driving forces , allowing the Basques to win. the upper hand. the advantage for the first time 54-51 in the 30th minute just before the siren.

The game then seemed to turn in favor of Vitoria, finally gaining control of the rebound and quickly taking an eleven point lead in the middle of the last quarter (67-56, 35th).

However, led by Maledon, author of eleven points in the last quarter alone, the Villeurbannais managed to reverse the trend to win by seven lengths.