FRA - Roanne overcome Orleans in Game 3 decider
ROANNE (LNB) - Uchenna Nsonwu poured in 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Roanne into the LNB play-off semi-finals with a 78-71 triumph over Orléans on Tuesday night. Roanne, who reached the EuroChallenge Final Four, took into a 30-17 advantage by the end of the opening quarter but Orléans reduced the deficit to 39-36 by ...
ROANNE (LNB) - Uchenna Nsonwu poured in 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Roanne into the LNB play-off semi-finals with a 78-71 triumph over Orléans on Tuesday night.
Roanne, who reached the EuroChallenge Final Four, took into a 30-17 advantage by the end of the opening quarter but Orléans reduced the deficit to 39-36 by half-time.
Heading into the last quarter, Roanne led 54-53 but they managed to hold on and advance to the last four.
Orléans hit 11 of 21 shots from long range with former France national team guard Laurent Sciarra drilling three of five but it wasn't enough to top Jean-Denys Choulet's men, who next face Le Mans.
France international Antoine Diot has been ruled out for the remainder of the play-offs for Le Mans with a herniated disc.
In the other semi-final, Cholet take on Gravelines-Dunkerque.
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