Villeurbanne – Red Star 69-67: The hosts pressed the accelerator and completed the fall

In a game with great goal-scoring interest for both teams, Villeurbanne picked up a valuable 69-67 win over Red Star in Game 22 of the EuroLeague. With this victory, the French remained ahead of the Serbs in the ranking of the octave hunt.

The game turned into a derby in the second half as the hosts stepped on the gas and turned the tide in their favour. The Serbs stayed close, however, with Jones and Gist putting their stamp on the hosts’ great victory with decisive baskets. At Villeurbanne, Jones and Lacombe were the top scorers with 17 points, while at Red Star Dobrich did what he could with 20 points.

The race

In the first ten minutes, when the low score was the main feature, the visitors gradually built a six-point difference with pluralism in attack and white on a good day. Villeurbanne, on the other hand, made several mistakes early on which gave the visitors the right to gain possession and increase their difference, which was in double digits considering the second half of the game.

In the second half, the hosts returned to the game, turning the game against them and choking the Red Star. Lacombe continued his impressive performance in the game, taking the side on his back and advancing them by a point at the end of the third period. With momentum and psychology on their side, the hosts stayed focused and maintained a tiny one-point lead. The two teams traded in scoring, with the French completing the fall and earning a valuable victory.

THE REFEREES: Lamonika, Perez, Tsaroucha

THE TEN MINUTES: 11-17, 25-35, 49-48, 69-67

VILLARBAN: Jones 17 (6/8 two points, 5 assists), Kahoudi 2 (7 rebounds), Lacob 17 (8/13 two points, 7 rebounds), Dio 3 (1), Knight 4, Gist 9 (4/6 two points), Fal 4, Osetkovski 7, Strazel 5 (1), Antetokunbo 1

RED STAR: Walters 4 (5 assists), Davidovic 2, Mitrovic 9 (7 rebounds), Lazic 2, Kalinic 9 (1), Dobrich 20 (3/8 two points, 4/7 three points, 5 errors), Hollins 5, Ivanovic 2 , Markovic , White 12 (1), Kuzmic 2

Team Stats – Villeurbanne: 25/42 two points, 3/16 three points, 10/15 shots, 36 rebounds (23+13), 10 assists, 4 steals, 16 errors, 3 blocks.

Group Stats – Red Star: 16/41 two points, 7/17 three points, 14/19 shots, 24 rebounds (15+9), 19 assists, 8 steals, 15 errors, 2 blocks.

The following duties of the teams: In the 23rd game of the tournament, the Red Star meets Olympiakos at SEF (27/1, 21:00) and Villeurbanne meets Barcelona (27/1, 22:00).