2024-01-06 23:47:00
Union Neuchâtel lacked skill on Saturday evening against the Geneva Lions. The Unionists had to admit defeat 78-71 at the Salle du Pommier against the Geneva armada, during the 15th day of the Swiss Basketball League championship.
Bryan Colon decisive against his old colors
The Riveraine basketball players, like Wednesday against Monthey, played a solid first half against the Genevans who had been undefeated for four games. With a full squad, the Unionists gave blow for blow to the players from the end of Lake Geneva by being very good defensively. It was logically with a perfect tie, 42-42, that the players in the match returned to the locker room. In front of a Pommier room dotted with 1,215 spectators, the former Union captain, Bryan Colon, back in business after a long knee injury which kept him away from the courts for nine months, put on a show in front of his audience , with 20 points on the clock (best scorer of the match) and was the misfortune of his former team.
Failed third quarter
But it was in the third quarter that Mitar Trivunovic’s players were less dashing in the last shoot and the Genevans took the opportunity to take the lead. They managed the heated moments of the match perfectly and were able to lead by 10 points before the start of the last quarter. Union Neuchâtel had pride and managed to come back to within 5 points of the Lions six minutes from time but their lack of efficiency on Saturday evening on free throws (12/26) and three-point shots (32% success ) did not allow them to cast doubt on the Lake Geneva armada, pushed by its public on this Epiphany day. “It played out in the second half, they had more rebounds than us,” analyzed unionist Joanis Maquiesse.
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In the ranking, Union Neuchâtel maintains its fifth place but sees fourth place slip away. The Unionists will now focus on their quarter-final of the SBL Cup which will be played on Wednesday evening at the Saint-Léonard hall, against the ogre Friborg Olympic to, why not, repeat the feat of last season, where they had eliminated the Friborgs at the same stage of the competition. Game to follow live on RTN from 7:15 p.m. /dje
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