Fos Provence Basket beat Antib 78-76 in the Prob-B league on Thursday evening. The hosts took three points despite sitting bottom of the table with no wins from three games so far. Antib came away with nothing despite leading the second half for stretches.
And here's the thing — you could watch the first quarter and think this would be straightforward. Fos were sluggish, Antib moved the ball cleanly. But then the game tightened. Fos kept it within reach, and by the final minutes they were the ones pressing.
Antib had won two of their three matches already, so the expectation was clear. To be fair, they started well against a side that had lost every game this season. But Fos found something in the third period, switched their defence, and that changed the rhythm.
There were no dramatic swings — just a series of stops and starts. Fos missed a few open shots early, Antib couldn't convert when they had space. By the last five minutes both sides were trading baskets, and Fos hit the ones that mattered.
Our prediction had gone for Antib at 53 per cent confidence. This time the game didn't break our way. Fos simply held their ground when it counted, and Antib couldn't pull away when they had the chance.
After the match, Fos sat on 0 points from three games — the same position they entered. Antib remain sixth with 0 points from three matches, though they've played more competitively than the bottom side. The gap between them on the table hasn't shifted, but the result tells a different story about momentum.
