By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Energized by a brilliant first quarter (28-9) in which they caught their opponents completely unaware, Strasbourg was the team to draw first blood in the Pro A title series, defeating Villeurbanne 80 – 73.
The qualitative backcourt of Strasbourg made a difference as Mardy Collins scored 19 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished 7 assists, while Rodrigue Beaubois added 15 points of his own. Louis Campbell and Kyle Weems completed the winning puzzle for the Eurocup finalists with 13 points each.
Veteran David Andersen dropped 19 points and Casper Ware had 16 for Villeurbanne. The players of coach Jackson were forced to chase their hosts from quite early in the match after such an ugly start from which they never recovered.