Nanterre 92 v Igokea m:tel | Full Game Highlights | #BasketballCL 2024-25

We are at the business end of the regular season here in France. Jones turns the corner, lovely pick and roll, beautiful start to the game. Crutching with the first two of the game. A lovely defense on the pick and roll, they'll come back the other way and a big two-hander, back to back. From that first quarter's action, Nantes getting out to a strong start. On the opening day of the season in the Basketball Champions League. Knocks inside, batted away, he'll go again and he'll get the score this time, Lacombe. Waits for the screen, Pukicin sets it forward. The screen goes up, three ball is up and the three ball is good. What's the call going to be? I think the bucket is good. Rodriguez hits the three. The foul I think is off ball. There's the Rodriguez three ball. Comes back out, Jones scoops up the loose ball. Three seconds to work with though. Little half step back, gets the three away and hits it. And that is exactly what Bryce Jones has there. One from four from outside for Igor Kea. Just a clutch basketball player. Three ball at the top. Oh, it didn't even make the net Russell in the opening quarter. And really it is the three ball that has been the difference between these two teams. Five from eight from downtown. Jones inside, draws a contact. Oh, they'll get the offensive rebound and an easy put back in the end. High screen set. Drive inside off the glass and another two for Babic. And a defense here offered up by Igor Kea. Lovely pick and roll though and another two. Carter now down in the low post. Tough in a one-to-one matchup situation. Most teams double down on him, but the pulls in the defense, hands it away. Back into the hands of Kaver. Shaking, faking, kicks it out wide open and gets it away. Patience on the wing. Carter, although a big player, certainly agile around the floor. Strong drive to the basket though. And the two is good for Bryce Jones. Back in game day three was against Würzburg and they lost by five in that one. So they want to bring a win to their home fans. Almost stolen away. That one's kicked out. 14 of those 44 for the visitors have come from the free throw line. They have a perfect 14. Patience here from Nantes, but also a lack of options right now. Just offense not playing out. Kaver pulls up, gets blocked. Good quick hands and final minute of this first quarter. Glide to the basket. Carter with the block, but the follow is good. Free ball is good. That's a big time to hit. A big three. To be fair, the second quarter was definitely the visitors. That is how this game goes. That's how the Basketball Champions League has been this season. Drive inside and just drops it in for the two. Jones closes the quarter on a high. We have a perfectly balanced game. Nothing to separate these two as they both battle. Ball comes back out. Drive inside goes to that running left hand and gets the score. Trying to cause chaos. Hands it inside to Tillman and he'll get the roll. Just the tenacity they brought to the game. Just disrupted Nanterre a little. Rodriguez pulls down the rebound. His first ball of the game. We're going to go coast to coast. Rodriguez is rejected though. Carter feeds the baseline cut. That one's thrown through the bucket. Simunic does a great job defending the rim. Thrown away. Rodriguez picks up the loose ball. Drives inside and gets the two off the glass. Rodriguez up to eight points now. Croatian. Shot goes up. Missed but an offensive rebound. Good rejection at the rim though. Lovely pass inside. Kicked back out. Our selfless play here. Locombe hits the three. That's exactly what that type of play deserves. Inside Gavrilovic. Well, that's a tough pass. Just about held on to and the score. That is a tough play. Oh, lovely behind the back. Goes inside and the finger roll. Let's go old school here. Perkicin comes back out. The three is good. Jones going up against Desolier. Has to come back out. Catch and shoot on the wing for three. The second triple of the game. But what a time to score it. Fisher off the glass for two. Rodriguez scoops up the loose ball. Ducks inside. That's an awkward looking shot. Rodriguez though just reaches up. Pulls it down. Skip to the weak side corner. Drive inside. Penetrating kick is the call of the day here. And it pays off. The three ball from the top. Jones trying to find a way through. Puts the three up. Can only take a layer of paint off the front of the rim. Another three ball for Higokea. This time it's good to go. Final possessions of this first half. About a nine second differential between the shot clock and the game clock. Rodriguez spills up possession. Higokea will flood down the floor. And just like now we have a tied ball game here in Nantes. Rodriguez now with the challenge of guarding. Jones almost strips it. Oh no look pass inside. Two off the glass. Higokea have their first lead of the game. Shot clock at four. He's gonna have to create for himself. Puts a three ball up. That one's in and out. Offensive rebound though. Another three goes up. This time it's good and a five point early swing here. Carton out down in the low post. Oh my goodness. Goes inside. Oh that one was going to come down with some thunder. He draws the and one though. And might. Comes with a bit of finesse. It opened up. You thought it was going to end up one way. But showed us. They're trying to find Carter. Clearly they want to use his energy right now. Lovely pass inside. Good defensive stand by Lacombe. Shot clock at eight. A lovely low crossover by Cava. Oh what a shot fake. My goodness me. I think half the arena. Potentially they are. I think his foot gets hooked in. It was the shot fake by Cava. An 11-4 run in this second half so far. As we're pretty much at the midpoint of the third quarter. Oh rejected. Carter swats it away. Davljevic throws along the baseline. Couple of pump fakes and the score. Meeting between these two teams this season by three. So Nantea don't just want to win today's game. They want to win it handsomely. Although any win would see them progress and knock Iko Kea out. There's an easy two off the glass for Nantea. Right now do not have a focus to their offense. Little short corner two. Another block by Carter. 20 from 21 for Iko Kea. Just that Carter miss a few moments ago. Their only free throw miss of the game. Drive inside. Oh lovely athletic hang time move. Catch and shoot on the weak side. Jones back in the game. Back in the points deep in this game. Drive inside. That's a tough move. That's a strong move. Milan Babic gets the two off the glass. In one of their biggest performances of the season so far. Lacombe almost throws it away. Perkuchin ducks inside. Oh the big man with a little grace as he glides to the basket. Love that from the 22 year old. Certainly doesn't play like a 22 year old. Plays quite composed and smart basketball. Stolen away. A bright start here. Keva hands it to Rodriguez and a 4-0 run. Exactly what coach De Silva will have asked for. Increase the defensive intensity. Put them under some pressure. Rodriguez breaks out against the two. Surprisingly Jones not on the floor. Sorry not on ball right now. Not on the floor. Carter. We'll get it back and we'll go for two. Iko Kea spreading the floor. Oh it's a huge three. What a shot. It takes the air out of the arena. They only have one win this season. That was against Nantes though. Baseline drive. And Carter gets it done. Bright start to the fourth quarter. Quickly dried up. Rodriguez hands it away. Now they'll get the score. Perkuchin again for two. Rodriguez now up against Danim. Looks to go baseline. Spin move. Top off the glass for two. Almost thrown away. But they hold on to possession. Carter goes baseline. Oh lovely interior pass. And an easy two for Borysia Simonych. Good ball movement here. Rodriguez fakes and ducks inside. Good angles off the perspex from Rodriguez for another two. Patience here from Iko Kea. They do have to create offense though. They can't just run the clock. It's too early. Three seconds. And in. Long two. That's flat. Carter fighting hard. Will go again. And Carter unstoppable on the offensive glass. Fifth rebound of the game for him. Carter up to a double-double now. 12 points and 12 rebounds. And an easy score inside. Gavrilovic. Carter chases it out. There's a mismatch somewhere. There it is. Perkuchin throws down the two-handed hammer. A little over 48 seconds. Ah, Iko Kea gonna pick up a big win on the road. They're certainly within touching distance now. Lacombe for three. It's a big three. Now it's an eight-point ball game. And Nanterre. Well, it was a huge upset. Baseline ball here for Iko Kea. They clearly just need to run some clock. Pressure has to be exerted. Oh, and there's the first steal. Easy two-hander to Solier. Not that it matters really at all right now. That was a steal from De Solier. Game day in the regular season. With no one having guaranteed progression just yet. Dumped inside and a two-handed monster dunk from Carter. Surely that's enough now. Surely Iko Kea will come away with the win. Lacombe for three. He hits the three ball. Their spot in either the play-ins or the round of 16. Ball inbounded to Carter. And that is the end of the game. What a game we have had here. As the two coaches shake hands on the half.