© Rudy DECLERCK
In group F of the Champions League, Filou Oostende also lost his first home match with 77-83.
In an exploratory initial quarter, both teams balanced each other almost perfectly. From the eleventh minute, the French stepped up their game. Yet Gillet and co almost completely wiped out the ten-point gap: from 23-33 to 38-39. Strasbourg laid the foundation for his victory in a sharp start to the third act. The visitors again quickly built up their difference of ten units: 46-56 and 57-67. The people of Ostend stubbornly sought a solution. Randolph (17 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists), Booth (12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist) and star Gillet (21 points at 83%, 4 assists) were approaching 75-78 but that was not enough. At Strasbourg, Roberson was decisive with 20 points after the break. (rpo)
OSTEND: (27 out of 58 of which 7 out of 22 three-pointers, 16 out of 22 free throws, 22 errors) RANDOLPH 11-6, BOOTH 7-5, BUYSSCHAERT 0-0, DJORDJEVIC 4-0, GILLET 8-13, Buysse 0-0, van der Vuurst 0-2, Bratanovic 5-6, Jantunen 3-7, Troisfontaines 0-0.
STRASBOURG: (31 out of 64 of which 7 out of 19 three-pointers, 14 out of 20 free throws, 20 errors) ROBERSON 0-20, MITCHELL 6-5, MORIN 7-6, BOHACIK 11-0, MAILLE 0-2, Cavalière 2-0, Udanoh 6-3, Crocker 0-1, Landsdowne 7-7.
15-14, 23-25, 19-28, 20-16.
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