BRUGHEAS, France (Interstat) — Orleans defeated Vichy 79-73 on Wednesday in a French LNB Pro B contest at Palais des Sports Pierre Coulon. Orleans led after each quarter, scoring 19 points in each of the first three periods and adding 22 in the fourth. Vichy scored 18, 16 and 14 in the first three quarters, then mounted a 25-point fourth-quarter rally but fell short.

Nathan Kuta led Orleans with 17 points and 10 rebounds, his second straight double-double against Vichy. Siriman Kanoute added 13 points and four assists, Tomislav Gabric scored 12 points and Ludovic Negrobar contributed eight points and four rebounds.

For Vichy, Brice Eyaga Bidias scored a game-high 18 points with five rebounds. Damien Nseke Ebele added 13 points and Alexandre Bouzidi dished eight assists.

Orleans improved to 26-15, while Vichy fell to 21-19.