Even without their interior Kennedy Burke, double MVP of the LFB, the “Guerrières” of Rachid Meziane have gained immense ascendancy even before the return match on Sunday (4:15 p.m.) in the North.
Their American leader Kamiah Smalls, already the best Villeneuvoise player in the Euroleague Final Four, piled up 23 points (6/7 behind the line). As for the great hope of French basketball, winger Janelle Salaün, she achieved a double double (13 points, 11 rebounds).
The other semi-final return (2:30 p.m.) seems more indecisive, Tarbes only having a slight advantage against Basket Landes (67-62) before moving to Mont-de-Marsan.