By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
One sensational Rodrigue Beaubois scored 21 out of his 25 points in the second half to help Strasbourg overcome the resistance of a highly competitive Le Mans and win the game 80 – 77. The Eurocup finalists are now 2-0 in the series of the Pro A semifinals.
The job of Strasbourg was not easy, since they saw their opponents even taking a lead of eight points, 39 – 47, near the end of the third quarter. But Rodrigue Beaubois pulled his guns out of his holsters then, scoring multiple baskets to first put his team closer and ahead in the score 63 – 61, two minutes into the fourth period. Strasbourg never looked back after this.
Apart from Beaubois, Matt Howard was of big help to Strasbourg with his 12 points and 6 rebounds. Once again Romeo Travis recorded a double-double (16 points, 11 rebounds) for Le Mans, but his team could not fight consistently near the end.