By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
After a first half which ended with a 44-32 lead for the guests, Cedevita came back into the game. However in the end Limoges CSP got the big road win in Zagreb with Nobel Boungou Colo sealing the 84-80 win.
Even after the come back of the Croats, the French had the lead and 4,5 minutes before the end they had a seven points advantage (71-64). Jacob Pullen and Fran Pilepic with a 6-0 run made it a one point game (71-70), Heiko Schaffartzik answered with 2/2 threes (77-72), but with one more 6-0 run Cedevita got the lead (78-77). And then it was Boungou Colo’s time!
With the game on the line he scored 6 crucial points – Leo Westermann had also 1/2 free throws – while Luka Babic and Tomislav Zubcic missed two crucial threes. Boungou Colo finished the game with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Westermann also had 15 points, while Schaffartzik added 12 on 4/7 threes, Will Daniels scored 14 and Ali Traore also contributed 10 points. Jacob Pullen with 21 points and James White with 17 tried their best for Cedevita which had just 6/21 threes (21%) compared to 12/27 (44%) by Limoges.