ASVEL survives Bayern late rally to extend winning streak
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne claimed its fifth win a row by downing visiting FC Bayern 87-79 at the Astroballe on Friday. The hosts built an 18-point advantage midway through the third period, but Bayern never gave up and managed to tie it, 77-77, entering crunch time. Six points and one assist by Norris Cole at that moment allowed ASVEL to stay calm and escape with a valuable win that improves its record to 11-14. Bayern dropped to 15-10 and snapped a three-game winning streak. David Lighty paced ASVEL with 19 points, as Moustapha Fall tallied 15 points and 9 boards, while Cole, Antoine Diot and William Howard contributed 12, 12 and 10 points respectively. Wade Baldwin IV led the visitors with 19 points and 6 assists, followed by Vladimir Lucic, who scored 18 on 3-of-5 three-point shooting, while Jalen Reynolds added 12 points and Dennis Seeley got 11 in a losing effort.
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