Aaron Pettway and Eddie Shannon amassed a double-doubles to fuel Strasbourg to a crucial 97-85 win over EiffelTowers Den Bosch on Tuesday night in Group I of the ULEB Cup. Strasbourg improved to 2-2 record and a share of third place in the group table with the Dutch champs. Aaron Pettaway scored 21 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, while Eddie Shannon had 16 points and 11 assists for Strasbourg, which also got 16 points apiece from Afik Nissim and Derrick Obasohan and 12 from Sacha Giffa. Darrell Tucker led EiffelTowers with 20 and Jayson Wells, Dean Oliver and Travis Young added 12 points apiece.

Strasbourg took control early by taking a 14-2 margin after four minutes on a a mid-range jumper from Giffa, who also posted the basket for a 24-9 advantage after seven minutes. Nissim from the foul line gave Strasbourg a 31-13 cushion, before Roye Berkowitz fixed the scoreboard at 33-17 at the end of the first quarter. Nissim from mid-range made it a 20-point advantage, but Young capped an incredible 25-8 run for EiffelTowers to get back on track 45-42 late in the second quarter before Shannon from beyond the arc fixed a 54-46 margin for the hosts at halftime. Late in the third quarter, Shannon scored from everywhere and dished assists, helped by Pettway to push Strasbourg to a 73-58 advantage. Nissim made it 77-64 after 30 minutes. EiffelTowers tried to stay in the game and Darrell Tucker fuel their hopes from downtown to reduce the cushion to 86-77 with five minutes left in the game, but Pettaway scored in the paint for a 91-81 advantage and Obasohan at the buzzer fixed the final for Strasbourg.