BBC Lausanne beats Nyon behind Ballard, Keredzin
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Interstat) — BBC Lausanne beat Nyon 85-75 on Sunday at Vallee de la Jeunesse, moving both teams to 4-2. Nyon trailed 26-22 after the first quarter, 41-37 at halftime and 60-57 through three before BBC Lausanne closed with a 25-18 fourth quarter. Amadou Wade led Nyon with 18 points, 18 rebounds, one assist and two blocks. Antonio Ballard paced BBC Lausanne with 20 points, 10 rebounds and two assists. Lukas Keredzin added 24 points, three rebounds and six assists, and Elijah Elliott had 25 points, four rebounds, three assists and one block. Kendrick Tchoua posted 10 points, 12 rebounds and four assists for BBC Lausanne, while Brendan Favre scored 15 points. Axel Ugurtas added 10 points and six rebounds, Masiah Gilyard had 10 points and five rebounds, Zachary Harvey Seutcheu scored six, and Matteo Smith had three points and four rebounds. Nyon shot 27 of 62 from the floor, 4 of 17 from three-point range and 17 of 25 from the free throw line. BBC Lausanne shot 31 of 72, 9 of 22 from beyond the arc and 14 of 22. Nyon committed 18 turnovers to BBC Lausanne’s 10.