Strasbourg – Asvel: 82-80
This is Strasbourg’s third big blow in 2024. After Paris on the 21st day then Monaco in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France, SIG scalped Asvel on Saturday during the 27th day of Betclic Élite.
The Alsatian team won (82-80) at Rhenus under the eyes of Matt Pokora, its new shareholder and Tony Parker, the president of Asvel, thanks to a three-point basket from Tyrus McGee (16 points ) at the buzzer.
Youssoupha Fall (15 points, 12 rebounds) had just made two free throws to give Villeurbanne a point in advance but coming out of the timeout, with three seconds to play, Tyrus McGee, although closely held by Edwin Jackson, found the board then the basket as the end of game buzzer went off.
A defector from Asvel where he played utility since the start of the season, Boris Dallo scored 18 points on 8 out of 9 shots and 5 assists. Léo Cavalière converted an offensive rebound thirteen seconds from the end to give a one-point lead before Fall’s shots and contributed 20 points on 10 of 12 shots and 6 rebounds.
This success acquired without Paul Lacombe, in uniform but not in play, allows Strasbourg to cling to the top 8 wagon. Asvel, for its part, could lose its second place in the ranking, if Paris wins on Sunday against Nanterre, for the revenge of the Leaders Cup final won by the Eurocup finalists.
Blois – Le Mans: 78-80
Le Mans did an excellent job in the race to stay alive after another suspenseful match, winning in Blois (80-78). DeVante Jones (11 points) offered the victory by returning two free throws three seconds from the end, after causing a foul, highly contested by the Blesois camp, from Rion Brown. But the man of the match is William Howard, back in France after a long convalescence. The former Villeurbanne player scored 27 points at 7 of 10 from three points, with nine rebounds and six assists for an evaluation of 38.
Roanne – Boulogne-Levallois: 105-93
After three defeats in a row, Roanne, in the midst of a crisis for several weeks, found a smile again by subduing (105-93) the red lantern Boulogne-Levallois. La Chorale took off in the second quarter, winning 31-10 in the wake of another returner, winger Sekou Doumbouya (22 points) and Yannis Morin (17). Roanne’s US playmaker DJ Cooper scored 23 assists, one of the greatest performances in the history of the National League.
In the red zone, Roanne takes a step ahead of ADA Blois, still becalmed (6 defeats in a row) and can join Gravelines-Dunkerque on Sunday, if Le Portel wins in the Côte d’Opale derby.
Nancy – Cholet : 77-85
Yet deprived of three players, Tidjane Salaün, Nick Johnson and Emmanuel Nzekwesi, Cholet had a fourth success in a row, in Nancy, deprived of Frank Mason (85-77). Neal Sako produced a double-double (12 points and 14 rebounds) and TJ Campbell scored 20 points on 4 of 5 three-pointers.
The Mauges team is firmly established in sixth place while Nancy is joined by Le Mans and is losing ground in the top 8.
2024-03-30 20:50:01
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