BC Boncourt started well but ended up losing. The Red Team has not confirmed its start to the season victorious against Starwings last weekend. The Ajoulote team lost this Sunday 90-86 after extra time on the Massagno floor. The Jurassians had a dominating first half of the match. They were up to 14 points ahead of the Ticino in the second quarter. But an air pocket during the third period, lost 22-10, redistributed the cards. Led 80-78, the Boncourtois came back tied 26” from the end of the match thanks to the new stranger of the BCB. The French interior Pedro Bengui, who was the first under the ajoulot sweater, sent the two teams into overtime. The five extra minutes did not allow the Red Team to override the Ticino.
After two days of the Swiss Basketball League, BC Boncourt find themselves provisionally 6th, one victory from the top of the standings. /nmy
Massagno – BC Boncourt 90-86 (16-22 24-28 22-10 18-20 10-6)
SE Nosedo in Massagno, 400 spectators.
Referees: Vitalini / Stupar / Mazzoni
Massagno: Williams (19 points), D. Mladjan (16), James (16), M. Mladjan (14), Galloway (10), Martino (5), Kovac (5), Andjelkovic (3), Zoccoletti (2 ).
BC Boncourt: Steinmann (19 points), Brown (17), Bengui (16), Nesbitt (15), Monteiro (10), Eyenga (5), Kessler (4).
Results : Nyon – Monthey 64-95. Starwings – Lugano 86-81. Massagno – Boncourt 90-86.
Ranking : 1.Montey 2/2. 2. Massagno 2/2. 3. Vevey 1/1. 4. Geneva Lions 1/1. 5. Freiburg 2/1. 6. Boncourt 2/1. . . . 7. Starwings 3/1. 8. Union Neuchâtel 1/0. 9. Add 1/0 9. Swiss Central 1/0. 11. Lugano 2/0