Nike IJCT L'Hospitalet 9th place game report: CB L'Hospitalet 67-74 Pau-Orthez
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Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez finished the Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Classification Tournament L’Hospitalet tournament with a smile by edging CB L'Hospitalet 67-74 in the ninth-place game on Saturday. Romain Hillotte led the winners with 21 points, Pierre Bonnelalbay added 13 and Jonathan Leira had 12 for Pau. Josep Cegarra had 14 points for L'Hospitalet, Vicenc Olmedo added 13 and Mario Rubio 12. L'Hospitalet led 16-10 after 10 minutes and kept controlling the game in the second quarter, going to the foul line often. Corbacho and Olmedo helped the hosts, who were very focused to please its fans with a final win in the tournament, to get a 34-28 halftime edge. Hillotte fueled Pau's comeback, as his second three-pointer gave Pau a 41-42 edge. Cegarra stepped up with consecutive baskets and he got some valuable help from Rubio to help L'Hospitalet regain the lead, 53-49, after 30 minutes. A triple by Duzan and a driving layup by Hillotte gave Tau a 63-67 edge with less than three minutes to go. A jumper by Bonnelalbay selaed the outcome, 65-73, already in the final minute.
In the third-ranked semifinals, CB L'Hospitalet upset CSKA Moscow 68-65 with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists from Jordi Salto. Meanwhile, Pau-Orthez beat Unicaja 63-67 with 16 points each from Bonnelalbay and Leira.
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Saturday, January 05, 2008
Javier Gancedo, L'Hospitalet
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