Augustine Rubit lifts Bayern Munich over struggling ASVEL / News - Basketnews.com

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FC Bayern Munich (10-11) overcame LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (9-12) 77-68 (20-16, 25-13, 16-13, 16-26) on the road, in a postponed Round 18 game, capturing their second straight win in the competition.

Player of the Game EFF 23 Augustine Rubit Points 17 Accuracy 8-11 Rebounds 10 Assists 2

On the other hand, the hosts suffered their sixth home defeat in the season, dropping both games against the Bavarians.

Augustine Rubit was first scorer and MVP for Bayern with 17 points (7/9 two-point shots, 1/2 3-point shots, 10 rebounds, 23 PIR), while Ognjen Jaramaz added 11 and Andreas Obst 10.

The American big man came very close to tying his season-high for PIR (24), registered in the two teams' first-round game, but ended with 23. Overall, Rubit has had his two best EuroLeague games in the season against ASVEL.

Bayern went 21/30 on two-point (70%) and 11/23 on three-point shooting but made 15 turnovers which didn't change anything.

On a night when Elie Okobo was held down to just 4 points on 2/8 from the field, Chris Jones put up 14 on 6/12 field goals, plus 6 assists to complement Youssoupha Fall who poured in another 14 on perfect shooting (6/6 field goals, 2/2 free throws, 5 rebounds).

Bayern finished the first half with a terrific percentage on two-point shots (14/17, 82%) and although Trinchieri's men were nowhere to be found when offensive rebounds were up for grabs, they only faced some hardship when Yousoupha Fall finished off some plays in the paint.

The French center of ASVEL had 10 points and 5 rebounds in only 8 minutes of play, but his team kept struggling on both ends.

The scoreboard read 29-45 at half-time, with Bayern looking really determined to put the final nail in the coffin.

Marcos Knight scored six points early in the third quarter to help ASVEL get closer (42-54), but the guests picked up quickly and responded with seven unanswered points (5 of them from Andreas Obst) to essentially seal the victory.

Augustine Rubit was pivotal, scoring half of his team's points (8 out of 16).

Going into the final stretch with a 19-point advantage, Bayern had only to take care of the ball in order to protect their big lead. James Gist and Chris Jones helped the French champs cut down the deficit to 12 (65-77), but there was only one minute left on the game clock.

ASVEL Villeurbanne: Chris Jones 14 (6/12 FG, 3 REB, 6 AST, 2 ST, 2 TO), Youssoupha Fall 14 (6/6 FG, 2/2 FT, 5 REB), James Gist 10 (3/5 FG, 4/6 FT), Charles Kahudi 8., Elie Okobo 4 (2/8 FG, 6 AST, 2 ST).

Bayern Munich: Augustine Rubit 17 (7/9 2-POINT SHOTS, 1/2 3-POINT SHOTS, 10 REB, 23 PIR), Ognjen Jaramaz 11 (4/8 FG), Andreas Obst 10, Nick Weiler-Babb 9 (4 AST), Vladimir Lucic 8.

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