Union Neuchâtel ties the scoreboards in their Swiss Basketball League play-off quarter-final series. Mitar Trivunovic’s men dominated Nyon 81-68 on Wednesday night in Act II of this best-of-five series. They thus return to 1-1 in the duel.
The Unionists delighted the 515 spectators present at La Riveraine by demonstrating great strength of character and rediscovered skill after the defeat on Saturday against the Vaudois. This victory does not suffer from any discussion as the Unionists led this game from start to finish. The prize for efficiency in shooting once again goes to Union captain Bryan Colon, author of 23 points on Wednesday night. But it is above all the team’s overall collective performance that is important to note, after Saturday’s defeat in Act I, as Killian Martin explains:
Charisma and defensive solidity
The Neuchâtel basketball players have this time taken the upper hand over the players from La Côte by showing a totally different face from that of Saturday evening. Thanks to remarkable defensive work, which made it possible to muzzle the restless American Isiah Umipig and the distributor Jérémy Jaunin (both authors of 13 points), Mitar Trivunovic’s players also regained an efficiency in shooting that they had missed during the first act (48% against 64% success rate Wednesday evening). The concentration and collective performance of Neuchâtel residents were the keys to this victory. Noé Anabir, was also satisfied at the end of this part, but it will be necessary to repeat this same performance or even more in Vaud territory during Act III, as he explains:
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Union Neuchâtel thus equalizes in this series disputed in the best of five matches. Next meeting for the people of Neuchâtel, Saturday at the Salle du Rocher in Nyon, for Act III, to be experienced live on RTN from 5.30 p.m. /rde-jpp-dje
Union Neuchâtel – BBC Nyon 81-68 (21-21 20-21 23-18 17-18)
Salle de la Riveraine, 515 spectators
Referees: Clivaz/ Vitalini/ Carr (GBR)
Union Neuchâtel : Fofana (16 points/4 fouls), Caputo (0/0), Gräser (0/0), Morris (11/2), Mehic (0/0), Granvorka (0/0), Colon (23/4) , Martin (12/3), Popovic (5/3), Chokoté (0/0), Anabir (4/3), Giddens (10/4).
BBC Nyon: N’Doye (5 points / 2 faults), Wolfisberg (6/1), Dufour (2/2), Jaunin (13/1), Hayman (5/0), Van Rooij (2/5), Zoccoletti (2/5), Warden (13/0), Bono (0/0), Umipig (13/4), Tobacco (7/3).
1-1 in this best-of-five series.