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LNB - France
French League, Regular Season, Game 12: January 3-6, 2009
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 Despite not playing this week, Orleans keeps leading the French League standings with a 10-2 record, with Gravelines and Asvel right behind at 9-3. Asvel topped Cholet Basket 90-75 at home on Saturday. Chevon Troutman paced the winners with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Amara Sy added 21 points while Ali Traore had 18 for Asvel, that led 44-42 at halftime. Asvel only allowed 6 points in the third period, while an unstoppable Troutman and a three-pointer by Aymerica Jeanneau sealed the outcome, 75-48, after 30 minutes, as Cholet did not recover. Le Mans went down to 8-4 due to a 66-54 road loss against Le Havre on Saturday. T.J. Thompson led Le Havre with 22 points, 11 of them in the fourth quarter. Dewarick Spencer and Antoine Diot each had 10 points for Le Mans, that led 9-20 after 10 minutes and kept a 37-40 edge at the end of the third quarter. Nancy dropped to 8-4 because of a 79-82 overtime home loss against Vichy. Zach Moss led the winners with 27 points. Cyril Julian had 24 points to lead Nancy, Jeff Greer added 16 while Steed Tchicamboud got 12 for the hosts. A layup by Jeff Greer helped Nancy to force overtime, 66-66, but his brother Ricardo missed a game-tying three-point shot at the end of the extra period. Roanne went down to 7-5 due to a 78-82 home loss against Rouen. Michel Mascimento led Rouen with 18 points. Curtis Sumpter had 21 points for Roanne, Aaron Harper 16 and Chris Monroe 14. Free throws by Mohamed Hachad helped Rouen to seal the outcome. In other games, Gravelines downed Chalon 88-66, Hyeres-Toulon topped Strasbourg 84-75 while Pau-Orthez beat Dijon 104-90 to register its first win. Dylan Page led Pau with 31 points. MORE |
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LAST GAME GAME 12
January 3-6, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
Result |
| Jan. 3 |
Gravelines vs. Chalon |
88-66 |
| Jan. 3 |
Pau-Orthez vs. Dijon |
104-90 |
| Jan. 3 |
Le Havre vs. Le Mans |
66-54 |
| Jan. 3 |
Nancy vs. Vichy |
79-82 |
| Jan. 3 |
Roanne vs. Rouen |
78-82 |
| Jan. 3 |
Hyeres vs. Strasbourg |
84-75 |
| Jan. 3 |
Asvel Basket vs. Cholet |
90-75 |
| Jan. 6 |
Besançon vs. Orléans |
0-0 |
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NEXT GAME GAME 13
January 9-11, 2009 |
| Day |
Match |
| Jan. 9 |
Vichy vs. Roanne |
| Jan. 10 |
Strasbourg vs. Gravelines |
| Jan. 10 |
Dijon vs. Le Havre |
| Jan. 10 |
Orléans vs.Pau-Orthez |
| Jan. 10 |
Cholet vs. Besançon |
| Jan. 10 |
Hyeres vs. Asvel Basket |
| Jan. 10 |
Chalon/Saone vs. Rouen |
| Jan. 11 |
Le Mans vs. Nancy |
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STANDINGS |
TG |
W |
L |
P+ |
P- |
| 1 |
Orléans |
12 |
10 |
2 |
929 |
807 |
| 2 |
BCM Gravelines |
12 |
9 |
3 |
985 |
880 |
| 3 |
Asvel Basket |
12 |
9 |
3 |
959 |
861 |
| 4 |
Le Mans |
12 |
8 |
4 |
886 |
786 |
| 5 |
Nancy |
12 |
8 |
4 |
994 |
928 |
| 6 |
Roanne |
12 |
7 |
5 |
962 |
944 |
| 7 |
Strasbourg |
12 |
6 |
6 |
969 |
910 |
| 8 |
Chalon/Saone |
12 |
6 |
6 |
920 |
910 |
| 9 |
Dijon |
12 |
5 |
7 |
964 |
1020 |
| 10 |
Hyeres Toulon |
12 |
5 |
7 |
906 |
966 |
| 11 |
Rouen |
12 |
5 |
7 |
886 |
892 |
| 12 |
Le Havre |
13 |
4 |
9 |
950 |
1039 |
| 13 |
Besançon |
11 |
5 |
6 |
815 |
875 |
| 14 |
Vichy |
12 |
4 |
8 |
804 |
868 |
| 15 |
Cholet |
12 |
4 |
8 |
878 |
936 |
| 16 |
Pau-Lacq-Orthez |
12 |
1 |
11 |
842 |
1027 |
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| Always unpredictable and exciting, the French League returns with Sluc Nancy as the new team to beat. Nancy had lost three consecutive French League finals but finally managed to lift its first-ever league trophy last season. Nancy kept the Greer brother, Jeff and Ricardo, as well as Cyril Julian or Victor Samnick while adding John Cox, Steed Tchicamboud. Michel Morandais or Rob Benson, so it is safe to say that Nancy could be ready for a fifth consecutive trip to the title game in Bercy. Le Mans invested well in the off-season market, landing Dee Spencer, David Bluthenthal, Brian Chase, Joao Paulo Batista or Pape Badiane. With Alain Koffi and teen sensation Antoine Diot back in the team, Le Mans could go all the way to the title. Asvel Basket landed Eric Campbell and Ali Traore, brought back Amara Sy and kept Chevy Troutman or Laurent Foirest to stay competitive at the top level. Chorale Roanne renovated its roster with the arrival of Chris Monroe, Taj Gray and Marcellus Sommerville. Le Havre picked up Bingo Merriex, Kentrell Gransberry and Brian Laing while keeping floor general T.J. Thompson. The playoff battle will be hard, as Pau-Orthez will try to bring back its glory days with Jameson Curry, Omar Thomas or Hiram Fuller, Strasbourg signed Brion Rush, John Allen or David Simon while Cholet kept Nando de Colo, Rodrigue Beaubois and Claude Marquis. Chalon inked Stephane Risacher while Gravelines picked up Yannick Bokolo and Cyril Akpomedah in a 2008-09 French League that sounds as interesting as it has ever been. |
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