Eurocup: achieve an exploit or leave the competition, the BLMA no longer has a choice

Élodie Naigre devra réaliser un bon match pour permettre au BLMA de croire à l’exploit. Midi Libre – Michael Esdourrubailh

For this Eurocup quarter-final return, the Gazelles will have to achieve a feat by coming back from 14 points behind, to hope to see the last four of the competition.

Supported by its supporters, the BLMA will want to improve its handicap by 14 points from the first leg. To do this, the Gazelles will have to achieve a real feat, even crazier than that of Sunday against Basket Landes (77-72 victory after overtime).

The Hérault club will necessarily count on Garance Rabot Impériale in these last two matches with 21 points scored in the first leg and another 22 points this Sunday. The Héraultaises will perhaps also benefit from the return of Alicia Jenkins, absent on Sunday due to a slight sprain in her ankle, caused on the way out.

Little success in shooting in Istanbul

A first match which saw the Istanbulites quite easily take over a BLMA lacking a solution against the Besiktas players. With 33% shooting success in the first leg, Lattes-Montpellier failed to find the target.

A percentage which will have to be much higher if the Gazelles want to believe in qualifying for the last four this Thursday.