Pro B Playoffs: Antibes Sharks Win Thrilling Game Against Boulazac at Buzzer

The Antibes Sharks got scared. At the end of an unbreathable meeting, marked by a totally crazy extension, the Antibois won at the buzzer with a score of 92 to 90 against Boulazac. A victory won on the razor’s edge but due to 22 points from Ludovic Negrobar, the game’s top scorer. Opposite, Nic Moore’s 21 points, 55% behind the arc, almost made the difference, but what history will remember is the little left-handed shot from Tim Derksen (18 points) at the last second, completing an almost perfect copy and allowing the Sharks to win on their floor. Antibes therefore equalizes against Boulazac in the series and forces a beautiful side of the Palio this Thursday.

𝑨𝑽𝑬𝑪 𝑳𝑬 💙

🌊 After a spectacular match at the Azurarena, our Sharks win after extra time and come back to 1-1 in this series 🦈

✅ A victory acquired at the last second on a basket from Tim Derksen 😱#GoSharks

📸 Romain Robini pic.twitter.com/xYjcIU3vNR

— Antibes Sharks (@AntibesSharks) May 22, 2023

In a completely crazy meeting where neither of the two teams managed to break away, Vichy-Clermont won on the wire with a score of 84 to 81. It was the fault of a fiery Boyd-February tandem, authors of 48 points between them, but above all, to a completely clutch shot of the recent finalist for the title of MVP, with the fault in a boiling atmosphere. Something to disgust the players of Champagne Basket. However, the Marnais have not been unworthy. Marquis Jackson, Game 1’s leading scorer, tried everything to keep his teammates up to speed, but today the bar was too high. Yet 8^e of the general classification, Vichy-Clermont therefore offers itself the right to dream bigger and why not win its ticket for the semi-finals next Thursday, during the decisive match 3 which will take place at René Tys.

Angers and Orléans do not give gifts

Etoile Angers Basket crushes Elan Chalon. Unhappy last Friday during round 1, the EAB made up for it well at home. Facing 2^e of the regular season, the winner of the Leaders Cup did not hold back against his evening opponent and won with a score of 98 to 78. A big collective victory, marked by the presence of 5 Angevins in the above the 10-point mark, which allows Angers to maintain the hope of qualifying for the semi-finals. On the Chalon side, everything collapsed in the second period. After a tight first act (51-48), Suprême Hannah’s teammates (18 points) conceded a 47-30 in the second half, sealing the game definitively. The two teams will therefore meet at the Colosseum for a match 3 which promises to be just as enticing as the previous two.

See you on Thursday for match 3!

⚔️ Angers 98-78 Elan Chalon

📊 Hannah 18, Eïto 17, Gaudoux 13, Jordano 11, Baptiste 10, Harley 5, Markusson 4

📸 Angers Basket & Charlotte Geoffray #RougeEtBlanc #Playoffs pic.twitter.com/DmGfRloqdp

— Elan Chalon (@ELANCHALON) May 22, 2023

Orléans can thank Lille’s long-distance skill. With 25% three-point success, it is difficult for Bastien Vautier’s teammates to hope for a good performance on the Orleans floor. However, before the fourth quarter, the game was far from over. The two teams responded to each other in quick succession and the Maxime Bézin men were only a small point behind Orleans at the dawn of the final quarter (57-56, 30′). But the last 10 minutes were fatal. With a 28-15 conceded, the mass was said for Lille. A victory that is good for Orleans, led by their Jamaican leader Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson, author of 22 points for 18 evaluation as well as their strong winger Vyacheslav Bobrov, elected MVP of the meeting with 23 evaluation.

At the end of round 2 of the quarter-finals of the accession playoffs in Pro B, all the series will have to be decided thanks to a decisive match 3. New proof that this 2022/2023 season of Pro B keeps all its promises.