Scavolini Grind Out Win Over Chalon To Stay Perfect

09 February 2010

Scavolini Pesaro were pushed hard by visiting Elan Chalon but managed to grind out an 88-83 win to maintain their unbeaten home record and remain at the summit of Group K.

Eric Williams (Scavolini Pesaro)
Eric Williams torched Chalon with 22 points and 11 boards to help his team maintain their unbeaten record

Their third straight victory in the last sixteen was made possible mainly by a magnificent 20 points and 11 rebounds by Eric Williams.

Chalon surprised their hosts by edging the first period 21-19 despite having been 13-5 behind after just three minutes of the game.

Scavolini then produced a stronger performance during the second period despite having initially trailed by as many as six points at 31-25.

However a stunning 13-0 run got them back on track and into a 45-41 lead by the midway point of the game.

Four minutes into the third quarter and Chalon showed they weren't going away as a score by Taj Gray handed them the lead again at 53-52.

Just when it looked like Scavolini would head into the last quarter in front, a Joffrey Lauvergne three-pointer tied the scores at 62-62.

The scores remained tied until six minutes from the buzzer when the Italian club edged ahead and they managed to stay there despite a late flurry from the visitors.

Elan Chalon had five players all reach double-figures including Jerome Tillman with 16 but nobody could produce the kind of MVP performance of Williams to really make the difference.

 


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