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France set the pace during the youth international basketball festival in NitraGrégory Halin’s record in youth international basketball is impressive. His attention to detail is well known. His side has already booked their ticket for the qualification round after an easy victory against Serbia (89-57). Despite the domination of France in all sectors of the game, Halin still used the second half of the match to work on defence.
France did not let up at the start of the second period. Within 90 seconds they had added 7 more points to their counter while only conceding a single point (37-18). Halin then used this opportunity to start turning his bench. Although France controlled the pace of the game, Halin was not satisfied with what was happening on the court and called a time-out. His words were clear and the reaction was immediate as France scored 9 unanswered points (48-25).
The second half of the match was about defence for France. But it started with offensive actions from Diandra Tchatchouang and Allison Vernerey as France approached the 30-point mark (62-33) early in the third quarter. The final quarter was just a formality for France. Laurie Datchy concluded the scoring for her side with a three-pointer followed by a lay-up making it (89-57) for France. All 12 French players scored again with Allison Vernerey leading France with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Diandra Tchatchouang added 17, Pauline Thizy and Laurie Datchy had 12 points apiece. For Serbia Tina Jovanovic scored 11 and Nevena Jovanovic 10 points. France U18 match against Sweden on Day 1 Return to youth international basketball index picture credit:
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