Porte du Hainaut beats Centre Federal Paris behind balanced attack

TRITH-SAINT-LÉGER, France (Interstat) — Porte du Hainaut beat Centre Federal Paris 70-59 on Friday in a women’s professional basketball game, using a 19-12 fourth quarter to pull away. Centre Federal Paris led 16-14 after one and trailed 37-32 at halftime before cutting the deficit to 51-47 through three quarters. Porte du Hainaut shot 28 of 71 from the floor and 6 of 25 from 3-point range, while Centre Federal Paris shot 22 of 65 overall and 5 of 24 from deep. Kimberly Nsimba led Centre Federal Paris with 19 points, six rebounds and four assists. Demeara Hinds paced Porte du Hainaut with nine points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Clara Soghomonian added 11 points, four rebounds, two assists and one block, while Alix Gibart had 12 points, six rebounds and one block. Stella Kessler chipped in nine points and five assists, and Kimberley Adonis scored 16 points with eight rebounds. Porte du Hainaut improved to 2-1, while Centre Federal Paris fell to 0-3.