By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
With 27-year-old combo guard Phil Booth taking over in the fourth quarter, SIG Strasbourg added a win to the Basketball Champions League rivalry opposite Filou Oostende.
In the ninth meeting of the lasting originals, the most between any two teams in league history, the French side used a late surge to prevail, 81-68.
After 13 lead changes, Strasbourg building a 17-point advantage in the fourth period signaled victory. Against his first BCL team in the 2021-22 season, Booth dropped 22 points, including ten in the fourth quarter of the Regular Season affair in Rhenus Sport.
Hugo Invernizzi followed with 18 points, highlighting a game-high efficiency rating of 20. Chaundee Brown Jr. and Quinton Hooker added 12 and 11 points, respectively. Forced down to 3-5 in France’s Betclic Elite by Turkish Airlines EuroLeague outfits AS Monaco and LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne since edging out EWE Baskets Oldenburg in overtime, Strasbourg went up to 2-0 in Group E of the Champions League.
Paul Lacombe was ruled out of the Gameday 2 contest after hurting his ankle against ASVEL on Sunday. The 33-year-old defensive specialist joined Sofiane Briki and Nakye Sanders on Massimo Cancellieri’s injury list.
Pierre-Antoine Gillet had 17 points, and Ilimane Diop and Khalil Ahmad finished with 15 points apiece in France. Both Haris Bratanovic and Servaas Buysschaert remained sidelined for the Belgium champions. Dario Gjergja’s side dropped to 0-2 in the four-team group, besides sitting at 4-1 in the betFirst BNXT League.
Postgame press conference
Photo Credit: Basketball Champions League