Ranked 3rd after a one-place gain, Rebound Préizerdaul edged 6th-placed Les Sangliers Wooltz 83-75 after overtime in a game that turned twice. PRE bounced back from a loss, while SAN's losing run extended further.
Wooltz owned the first half. Elisio Monteiro (SAN) went on an immediate scoring roll and poured in 17 points in the opening quarter alone, pushing SAN to 23-14 after 10 minutes. The visitors kept that control in the second period and built the game's highest lead at 40-26. Hamza Kelzia (SAN) and Ruben Gonçalves Silva (SAN) gave useful support around Monteiro's heavy load.
Coach Jérôme Lefevre's team responded strongly after the break. Maurice Fis (Season PPG: 4.80) scored early in the third quarter, Djim Scheitler Loueiro (Season PPG: 7.40) added key baskets, and PRE found more stops. That shift led to a 13-1 run late in the third quarter, turning 45-50 into 51-51.
The fourth quarter stayed very tight, with repeated lead changes. SAN still led 70-68 late, but the 14-year-old Guilherme Filipe Marques Casqueira (Season PPG: 19.40) kept PRE alive and forced overtime at 70-70. In the extra period, PRE were sharper in the decisive sequences. After Monteiro brought SAN back to 76-75, Préizerdaul finished with 7 unanswered points.
Marques Casqueira led PRE with 38, his season high. Jason Hottua (Season PPG: 13.00) added 18, and captain Lenn Lefevre (Season PPG: 6.40) scored 11. For SAN, Monteiro produced an exceptional 54 points before fouling out late, with Kelzia adding 9 and Gonçalves Silva 7.
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