Italian League Playout Semifinals Game 2
One series continued on Wednesday with Sanga Milano trying to still win this series to avoid having to play for survival directly. They looked solid early, but Maddie Garrick and Brixia had the better of the second half to win 75-65 and finish their season with a top division spot. There will be a deciding game on Sunday as Liz Dixon and Faenza could not also secure safety on Thursday, falling 69-56 at Battipaglia.
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=300&MID=52426
Sanga Milano [65]: Turmel 15 Dornstauder 13/12r Tulonen 6/6r
Brixia [75]: Garrick 22/9r Louka 16 Boothe 12/6r Tassinari 11 Skoric 10/8r
Brixia wins series 2-0
https://www.legabasketfemminile.com/MatchStats.aspx?ID=300&MID=52427
Battipaglia [69]: Johnson 16/7r Smorto 15 Ferrari 12 Yurkevichus 10/12r Domenger 10
Faenza [56]: Dixon 24/11r Cvijanovic 15 Tagliamento 10/8r Peresson 3 Brossmann 0
Series tied 1-1
Spanish League Semifinals Game 1
The semifinals started on Thursday with the second games set for Sunday. Top seed Avenida had a lead at halftime, but Girona stonewalled them in the second half to win 73-61. Alina Iagupova and Valencia took the lead early, withstood one charge from Zaragoza after halftime and then stretched the final margin to a very comfortable 80-53 before they get to host.
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2398705
Girona [73]: Magarity 15/6r Nicholson 12 Tolo 11/6r Labuckiene 10 Bertsch 7
Avenida [61]: Rodriguez 16 Delaere 14 Kone 10 Hatar 6 Carter 5 Prince 4 Vilaro 3 Cakir 0
https://baloncestoenvivo.feb.es/Partido.aspx?p=2398707
Zaragoza [53]: Fiebich 15 Diallo 14 Gervasini 10 Gulbe 3 Holesinska 3 Gimeno 2 Atkinson 1 Geldof 0 Hermosa 0 Pointer 0
Valencia [80]: Iagupova 25 Hempe 11 Romero 9/7r Gulich 7/6r Torrens 6 Fingall 3/11r
French League Semifinals Game 1
Both semifinals series started on Thursday with the second games set for Sunday. The first game was hosted by Tarbes and the youngsters had another upset on their mind early against a more established team. They had a big lead before Landes took the lead by halftime, but the home team had the better second half to win 67-62 and leave plenty of intrigue for the second game. Having to make a big lineup change in the playoffs could have been trouble for Villeneuve-d’Ascq, but the top seed took control early and looks pretty set for the finals after Kamiah Smalls paced them in a 95-64 win at Lattes Montpellier.
https://basketlfb.com/match/779362-tarbes-basket-landes
Tarbes [67]: Leite 17/9a Kessler 16 Foppossi 13
Landes [62]: Peterson 13 Djaldi-Tabdi 10/6r Ewodo 10 Geiselsoder 8/6r Fuehring 4/7r Salvadores 0
https://basketlfb.com/match/779363-lattes-montpellier-villeneuve-d-ascq
Lattes Montpellier [64]: Alston 15 Naigre 14 Bernies 13/7a Jenkins 7
Villeneuve-d’Ascq [95]: Smalls 23 Diaby 16/7r Salaun 13/11r Lisowa Mbaka 12 Hampton 12 Zellous 3 Mununga 2
French League Playdowns Game 3
The halfway point was reached after the completion of the first round-robin on Thursday. As long as Charleville-Mezieres fulfills their remaining games, they are safe now after an 82-58 win. Their opponents Saint-Amand cannot say that, sinking to the bottom of the standings with no momentum at all towards getting a win. Landerneau has overcome their point deductions, sitting a point above the teams at the bottom with all the momentum after a 70-42 win over Roche, which sits in a safe spot despite its own points deduction.
https://basketlfb.com/match/777330-saint-amand-charleville-mezieres
Saint-Amand [58]: Church 11/6r Lewis 9/8r Grays 7
Charleville-Mezieres [82]: Walker 15 Bankole 14/9r Bouderra 14 Brochant 11 Morrison 9
https://basketlfb.com/match/777331-landerneau-roche-vendee
Landerneau [70]: Woolfolk 19/6r Akhator 13/6r Okonkwo 12/7r Kane 12 Barahman 6 Trasi 0
Roche [42]: Kone 11 Suarez 11 Clarke 6 Adams 4/6r
Standings:
1. Charleville-Mezieres 6-3
2. Landerneau 5-4
3. Roche 4-5
4. Saint-Amand 3-6
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