May 25, 2013
Qualifying Round Game 3 - September 28, 2010 CET: 20:30 Local time: 20:30 - ANTARES
Le Mans Sarthe 85 - 75 Asvel Basket

Records

Ave.   Ave.
2-0 Qualifying Round 1-1
2-0 Overall 1-1

Referees

Crew Chief
ARTEAGA, JUAN CARLOS, Spain
Referee
JOVCIC, MILIVOJE, Serbia
Umpire
CICORIA, GIANPAOLO, Italy

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
78.0 Points 74.5
28.5 Rebounds 34.0
6.5 O. Rebounds 8.0
22.0 D. Rebounds 26.0
21.0 Assists 14.5
8.5 Steals 8.0
1.5 Blocks 3.5
16.0 Turnovers 19.0
65.4 % 2PT 52.7 %
33.3 % 3PT 30.4 %
79.3 % FT 78.0 %
91.0 Index 78.0
Team Stats - Le Mans Sarthe
Team Stats - Asvel Basket

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
13.0 / Batista Points 19.0 / VASSALLO, ANGEL DANIEL
4.0 / Batista Rebounds 7.0 / Zizic
1.5 / DIOT, ANTOINE OR 2.5 / JEFFERSON, JERRY DAVON
4.0 / Batista DR 6.0 / Zizic
7.0 / Pellin Assists 4.5 / HAMMONDS, CLIFFORD DANIEL
3.0 / DIOT, ANTOINE Steals 2.5 / LACOMBE, PAUL
0.5 / Koffi Blocks 1.0 / FOFANA, BANGALY
3.5 / DIOT, ANTOINE Turnovers 4.5 / HAMMONDS, CLIFFORD DANIEL
100.0 % / DEWAR, BENJAMIN 2PT 69.2 % / JEFFERSON, JERRY DAVON
50.0 % / DIOT, ANTOINE 3PT 50.0 % / LACOMBE, PAUL
100.0 % / Acker FT 100.0 % / HAMMONDS, CLIFFORD DANIEL
17.0 / DIOT, ANTOINE Index 16.5 / VASSALLO, ANGEL DANIEL
Team Roster - Le Mans Sarthe
Team Roster - Asvel Basket

THE TAKE

An all-French clash for a ticket to the third and final stage of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague Qualifying Rounds begins on Tuesday when Le Mans Sarthe Basket hosts Asvel Basket. Le Mans, the defending French League runner up, reached the second stage of the qualifying rounds by sweeping Turkish club Banvit BK in the opening round series. Le Mans has plenty to smile about after getting a balanced effort up and down the roster. The big gun in the second leg was promising point guard Antoine Diot, who showed his back injury is a thing of the past with 18 points, 3 assists and 4 steals. Diot was joined by big men J.P. Batista and Alain Koffi as the only three Le Mans players to average double figures in points for the game. Asvel advanced from the opening round with an aggregate win over Montenegrin champion Buducnost. The 2009 French League winner dropped the first leg by 5 points, but won the second at home 85-76 in overtime. In the deciding game, Asvel outrebounded its opponent by 12 as both Davon Jefferson and Andrija Zizic posted double doubles. Forward A.D. Vassallo paced the Asvel attack with 20 points. The game will surely be an interesting one with many ties between players and coaches from both sides. Asvel head coach Vincent Collet was the Le Mans boss for eight seasons and also coached Koffi on the French national team this summer. Meanwhile Le Mans winger Ben Dewar arrives from Asvel, where he spent the past two seasons. Another shared characteristic between the two teams as that they are both in the Euroleague Qualifying Rounds for the second straight season. But whereas Asvel reached the Euroleague last season, Le Mans was eliminated in the first round. To avoid gong home early this time, Le Mans will aim to maximize its homecourt advantage. Though both teams feature strong lineups, the key matchups could well be inside, where Batista and Koffi take on Zizic and Jefferson. If either team can control the paint, it will instantly become the favorite to win the series.

REFEREES: Juan Carlos Arteaga, Milivoje Jovcic, Gianpaolo Cicoria



Le Mans LE MANS

Asvel Basket ASVEL BASKET
Roster
No. Player Country Pos. Height Born More
4 COVILE, RYVON USA Center 2.06 1984 More
5 KAHUDI, CHARLES France Guard 1.96 1986
6 DIOT, ANTOINE France Guard 1.92 1989
7 KOFFI, ALAIN France Forward 2.05 1983 More
9 ACKER, ALEX USA Guard 1.95 1983 More
10 DEWAR, BENJAMIN USA Forward 1.96 1981 More
11 PELLIN, MARC ANTOINE France Guard 1.70 1987 More
12 RUPERT, THIERRY France Forward 2.00 1977
13 BATISTA, JOAO PAULO Brazil Center 2.06 1981
15 KAHUDI, HENRI France Guard 1.94 1991
17 NIANG, BABACAR France Forward 2.08 1991
18 DROUALT, PIERRE-ETIENNE France Guard 1.93 1990
  Head Coach        
  JACKSON, JOHN-DAVID France    
Roster
No. Player Country Pos. Height Born More
5 JEFFERSON, DAVON USA Forward 2.03 1986 More
6 LACOMBE, PAUL France Guard 1.95 1990
7 HAMMONDS, CLIFF USA Guard 1.91 1985 More
8 ZIZIC, ANDRIJA Croatia Center 2.06 1980 More
9 WESTERMANN, LEO France Guard 1.98 1992 More
10 FOFANA, BANGALY France Center 2.12 1989
11 VASSALLO, A.D. Puerto Rico Forward 1.98 1986 More
14 TILLIE, KIM France Forward 2.10 1988 More
15 GELABALE, MICKAEL France Forward 2.01 1983 More
17 FOIREST, LAURENT France Forward 1.97 1973
20 JACKSON, EDWIN France Guard 1.90 1989
21 ZAPHA, JEAN CLAUDE France Forward 2.02 1991
  Head Coach        
  COLLET, VINCENT France    
Monday, September 27, 2010
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Joao Paolo Batista - Le MansLe Mans Sarthe Basket took the lead in its two-way Turkish Airlines Euroleague second Qualifying Round series by beating Asvel Basket 85-75 in Game 1 on Tuesday. Le Mans has a 10-point lead in the series that now travel to Lyon, France for Game 2 on Friday. JP Batista paced the winners with 18 points. Alain Koffi added 13 on 6-of-6 two-pointers, Ryvon Covile had 12, Antoine Diot got 11 while Charles Kahudi contributed 10 for Le Mans. AD Vassallo led Asvel with 29 points. Mickael Gelabale added 14 while Andrija Zizic had 11 for the guests, that led 18-26 early in the second quarter. A late 8-1 run allowed Le Mans to get a 40-38 edge at halftime. Le Mans boosted its margin to 59-49 on a jumper by Covile but Vassallo singlehandedly brought Asvel back in the game, 68-67. Diot and Batista combined for all points in a final 7-0 run that may be critical in the outcome of the series.

Koffi got Le Mans going with a layup that Gelabale matched in the other end. Vassallo sank a jumper and soon followed a three-pointer with a layup-plus-foul to give his team an early 6-11 lead. Kahudi rescued Le Mans with free throws and Koffi scored twice around the basket to make it a one-point game, 12-13. Gelabale struck from downtown and a jumper by Zizic gave Asvel some fresh air at 12-18. Batista and Alex Acker stepped up for Le Mans but Gelabale allowed Asvel to stay ahead, 18-22, after 10 minutes. Paul Lacombe hit a jumper early in the second quarter and Kim Tillie soon gave the guests an eight-point margin, 18-26. Covile and Thierry Rupert combined for all points in a 6-0 Le Mans run but Zizic and another three-point play by Vassallo kept Asvel ahead, 24-31. Covile dunked it and Kahudi had 4 points in a 6-0 run that brought Le Mans within 32-33. Zizic silenced the crowd with a put-back layup and Davon Jefferson scored in transition to restore a 32-37 Asvel edge. Batista shined with 4 points and Marc-Antoine Pellin added a bomb from downtown in a 8-1 run that Rupert capped with free throw to put Le Mans back ahead, 40-38, at halftime.

Vassallo and Koffi traded baskets immediately after the break and a three-point play by Zizic allowed Asvel to regain the lead, 42-43. Dewar answered from downtown and a jumper by Kahudi helped Le Mans to get a 47-45 edge. A layup-plus-foul by Diot ignited an 8-0 run that Koffi capped with another three-point play to boost the hosts' lead to 57-48. A jumper by Covile soon gave Le Mans its first double-digit lead, 59-49. Vassallo - who else? - took over with 7 unanswered points and then matched Covile's jumper with foul shots for a 61-58 Asvel deficit. A three-pointer by Diot and a put-back layup by Acker kept Le Mans ahead, 66-62, after 30 minutes. Vassallo buried a jumper early in the fourth quarter and Gelabale struck from downtown to get Asvel within 68-67. A layup by Tillie soon tied it at 69-69 with 7 minutes left. Zicic matched Kahudi's free throws with a layup but another triple de Dewar restored a 74-71 Le Mans edge. Batista scored twice in the paint and another triple by Diot sealed the outcome, 81-75, with 2 minutes left. Asvel struggled to score right when it mattered. Meanwhile, Batista followed a layup with a jumper to make Le Mans tie its biggest lead of the night, 85-75, seconds before the final buzzer.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
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Referees: ARTEAGA, JUAN CARLOS (ESP), JOVCIC, MILIVOJE (SRB), CICORIA, GIANPAOLO (ITA)
Attendance: 4050 (Tentative)
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Le Mans Sarthe18222619
Asvel Basket22162413
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Le Mans Sarthe18406685
Asvel Basket22386275
Head coach: JACKSON, JOHN-DAVID
Le Mans Sarthe
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 COVILE, RYVON 15:17 12 6/6     2 4 6     1     1 1 17
5 KAHUDI, CHARLES 22:31 10 3/5 0/1 4/4   1 1 1 1 1     5 3 7
6 DIOT, ANTOINE 30:50 11 2/5 2/6 1/1   2 2 3 2 4   1 3 3 6
7 KOFFI, ALAIN 20:02 13 6/6   1/3 2   2 1 2       2 2 16
9 ACKER, ALEX 17:29 4 1/4 0/3 2/2 2   2 5         2 1 4
10 DEWAR, BEN 30:41 6   2/6   1 1 2 3 1       3 1 6
11 PELLIN, MARC-ANTOINE 18:29 3 0/2 1/1   3 1 4 4   5       3 7
12 RUPERT, THIERRY 19:58 8 3/4   2/4 2 3 5   1   2   2 3 14
13 BATISTA, JOAO PAULO 24:43 18 8/14   2/2 1 1 2   2 1   1 2 2 14
15 KAHUDI, HENRI DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
16 MENDY, KEVIN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team           2 1 3               3
Totals 200:00 85 29/46 5/17 12/16 15 14 29 17 9 12 2 2 20 19 94
63% 29.4% 75%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: COLLET, VINCENT
Asvel Basket
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
5 JEFFERSON, DAVON 20:09 5 2/3   1/2 2 1 3             1 7
6 LACOMBE, PAUL 21:23 4 2/3 0/1     1 1 4   3   1 2   1
7 HAMMONDS, CLIFF 29:50 4 1/4 0/1 2/4       4 3 3 2   3 2 3
8 ZIZIC, ANDRIJA 30:17 11 5/8   1/1 2 4 6   1       3 3 15
9 WESTERMANN, LEO 0:05                              
10 FOFANA, BANGALY 5:22                 1 2     2 1 -2
11 VASSALLO, ANGEL DANIEL 34:43 29 7/10 2/4 9/11   3 3     3     2 7 27
14 TILLIE, KIM 19:44 6 3/5     2 1 3 3 1 1   1 3 1 7
15 GELABALE, MICKAEL 33:26 14 3/5 2/2 2/2 1 3 4 2 1 3     4 4 16
20 JACKSON, EDWIN 5:01 2 1/2               2         -1
21 ZAPHA, JEAN CLAUDE DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team                                
Totals 200:00 75 24/40 4/8 15/20 7 13 20 13 7 17 2 2 19 19 73
60% 50% 75%
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Head Coaches

JACKSON, JOHN-DAVID
Le Mans Sarthe
"It was a good battle tonight. We were lucky to dominate the last few possessions, and therefore to go to Lyon with a bit of an advantage. It was a very close game and although we dominated in the paint, their wings were very effective. If we want to win it Friday we must find a solution to stop Vassallo and Gelabale."
COLLET, VINCENT
Asvel Basket
"We are disappointed because we kept the score close during 38 minutes and we lost our heads at the end. We gave them that 10-point spread, which is a little bit too much, but we will do our best to overcome it on Friday at home."
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