Kemper beat Levallois 94:89 on Friday evening in the Pro-B, overturning the expected order at home. The visitors finished with five points to spare after a contest that never quite settled into a pattern you'd predict on paper. Levallois had looked comfortable through much of the first half, but Kemper refused to go away when the margin tightened.
What caught the eye wasn't a single moment but the way the away side responded after Levallois took control. They didn't mount a dramatic comeback—just kept finding answers, playing with a discipline that the home side couldn't match in the final quarter. By then, the game had slipped from one you thought was decided to one that could still go either way.
Levallois arrive fourth with three games played, two wins and a defeat, while Kemper sit tenth with one victory from three. Both sides carry zero points in the standings, which tells you the table is still finding its shape. The hosts have won two of their last five, including a comfortable 94:79 over Fos Provence last weekend, but this result suggests they may not be as dominant as the position implies.
Kemper's recent form has been mixed—a 90:67 win over ASA on Wednesday followed by a string of losses, including a narrow 77:79 defeat to Levallois back in September. They came into this game needing something to shift the momentum, and the win gives them a foothold they hadn't had. We had backed the home side with 70 per cent confidence, but the match went another way, and Kemper's refusal to fold under pressure was what broke the prediction.
