ASVEL rallies to sink Baskonia
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne used a strong defensive third-quarter performance to rally from a double-digit halftime deficit before holding off visiting TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 83-77 on Wednesday night at the Astroballe. The win improved ASVEL s record to 8-14, one behind Baskonia which dropped to 9-13 on the season. The visitors controlled things in the first half, opening up a 20-34 lead early in the second quarter, and holding a 35-46 lead at halftime. But Norris Cole got ASVEL going in the third quarter, during which the hosts allowed only 7 points. Matthew Strazel and David Lighty kept making big shots to help ASVEL go in front and take a double-digit lead as Baskonia never came close enough the rest of the way. Lighty finished with 21 points and Cole scored 20, while William Howard added 10 points in the winning effort. Alec Peters paced Baskonia with 15 points, Rokas Giedraitis had 13 points, Youssoupha Fall scored all of his 11 points in
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