FRA - ASVEL win to force decider
LYON (LNB) - ASVEL Villeurbanne-Lyon forced a third and decisive game of their LNB play-off semi-final against Nancy with a 91-79 win on Wednesday night. Matt Walsh scored 21 points and Edwin Jackson had 20 as ASVEL used a big second quarter to take control of the game and tie the series at 1-1. In all, five ASVEL players scored in double figures as ...
LYON (LNB) - ASVEL Villeurbanne-Lyon forced a third and decisive game of their LNB play-off semi-final against Nancy with a 91-79 win on Wednesday night.
Matt Walsh (pictured) scored 21 points and Edwin Jackson had 20 as ASVEL used a big second quarter to take control of the game and tie the series at 1-1.
In all, five ASVEL players scored in double figures as Mickael Gelabale added 16, Cliff Hammonds scored 13 and Davon Jefferson had 10 points to go with his six rebounds.
Nancy got 19 points from Willie Deane and 15 from John Linehan, but must now rely on home-court advantage for the decided on Saturday night.
They are likely to be without big man Akin Akingbala who suffered a cranial trauma and a broken nose four minutes into the game.
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