French League, Game 19: February 22-23, 2008 - FRANCE

June 18, 2013

French League, Game 19: February 22-23, 2008

Le Mans, Sluc Nancy and Asvel Basket now tie for first place atop the French League standings, each with a 14-5 record. Le Mans rallied from a 12-point deficit in the final 9 minutes to beat Orleans 74-67 at home on Saturday. Luka Bogdanovic paced the winners with 17 points and 11 rebounds. A mamooth 21-0 run allowed Le Mans to win the game down the stretch. Pau-Orthez improved to 7-12 by edging Asvel Basket 96-97 behind 40 points from Antonio Graves, including the game-winning free throw with seconds to go. Robert Conley had 24 points for Asvel. Meanwhile, Nancy dropped to 14-5 due to a 72-78 home loss against Dijon. Chorale Roanne improved to 13-6 and stayed fourth by downing Gravelines 82-72 at home on Saturday behind 18 points each from Marc Salyers and Brion Rush. Strasbourg improved to 11-8 and kept its momentum going by overwhelming Clermont 53-86 on the road on Saturday with 18 points from Eddie Shannon. Elan Chalon improved to 8-11 by edging Paris 64-75 on the road on Saturday. John Ford led the winners with 18 points. In other games, Cholet topped Le Havre 89-77 while Vichy downed Hyeres-Toulon 74-66.

Le Mans joined a three-way tie atop the standings by rallying to beat Orleans 74-67 at home on Saturday. Bogdanovic paced the winners with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Alain Koffi added 14 points, Nebojsa Bogavac had 12 while Raviv Limonad got 11 for Le Mans, that trailed 48-60 with 9 minutes to go. Le Mans was not done, however, as Koffi and Bogdanovic fueled a game-breaking 21-0 run that Limonad and Bogavac capped with consecutive three-pointers to give the hosts a 69-60 margin with 3 minutes to go, enough to seal the outcome. Chorale Roanne improved to 13-6 and stayed fourth by downing Gravelines 82-72 at home on Saturday. Salyers and Rush paced the winners each with 18 points. Salyers added 11 rebounds for a double-double. Adam Hess and Laurent Cazalon added 10 apiece for Roanne, that trailed 61-63 with 7 minutes to go. Rush and Pierric Poupet fueled a 9-2 final run that allowed the hosts to get a big win. Nancy dropped to 14-5 due to a 72-78 home loss against Dijon. Maleye Ndoye led the winners with 19 points. Jeff Greer had 16 points for Nancy, Pape Amagou added 14 while DJ Harrison and Cyril Julian each got 13 for Nancy. Julian added 11 rebounds for a double-double. Damir Krupalija followed a triple with a four-point play to seal the outcome in the final 3 minutes.

Pau-Orthez improved to 7-12 by edging Asvel Basket 96-97 behind 40 points from Graves. Antywane Robinson added 20 while Antoine Mendy had 14 for Pau. Conley had 24 points for Asvel, Lamayn Wilson added 21, Uche Nsonwu posted a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds, Aymeric Jeanneau got 12 points while Chevon Troutman tallied 10 for Asvel. Graves led Pau to a 62-71 lead after 30 minutes. Wilson and Conley fueled a 16-3 run that Jeanneau capped with a layup for a 92-87 Asvel edge. Graves and Mendy combined for all points in a 4-10 final run that Graves capped with a free throw. Yohann Sangare missed from way downtown in the game's final possession. Strasbourg improved to 11-8 and kept its momentum going by overwhelming Clermont 53-86 on the road on Saturday behind 18 points from Shannon. Derrick Obasohan added 15, Elson Mendy had 13, Aaron Pettway 11 and Rob Lewin 10 for Strasbourg, that led 31-41 at halftime and boosted its margin to 39-63 after 30 minutes, enough to seal the outcome. Elan Chalon improved to 8-11 by edging Paris 64-75 on the road on Saturday. Ford led the winners with 18 points. Philippe Braud added 14 while Jermaine Guice and Moussa Badiane each had 11 for Chalon, that led 35-59 after 30 minutes and held of a wild Paris rally to add a major road win.

LAST GAME GAME 19 February 22-23, 2008
Day	Match	Result
Feb. 22	Asvel Basket vs. Pau Orthez	96-97
Feb. 22	Nancy vs. Dijon	72-78
Feb. 23	Le Mans vs. Orléans	74-67
Feb. 23	Cholet vs. Le Havre	89-77
Feb. 23	Paris vs. Chalon/Saone	64-75
Feb. 23	Clermont vs. Strasbourg	53-86
Feb. 23	Vichy vs. Hyeres-Toulon	74-66
Feb. 23	Roanne vs. BCM Gravelines	82-72

NEXT GAME GAME 20 Feb. 29 - Mar. 1, 2008
Day	Match
Feb. 29	Chalon vs. Asvel Basket
Mar. 1	EB Pau Orthez vs. Nancy
Mar. 1	Orléans vs. Clermont
Mar. 1	Strasbourg vs. Paris
Mar. 1	Le Havre vs. Le Mans
Mar. 1	Dijon vs. Roanne
Mar. 1	Hyeres-Toulon vs. Cholet
Mar. 1	BCM Gravelines vs. Vichy

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Le Mans	19	14	5	1432	1294
2	Asvel Basket	19	14	5	1630	1502
3	Nancy	19	14	5	1555	1397
4	Roanne	19	13	6	1563	1487
5	Vichy	19	12	7	1276	1222
6	Strasbourg	19	11	8	1454	1401
7	Le Havre	19	11	8	1559	1549
8	Cholet	19	10	9	1394	1401
9	Hyeres Toulon	19	9	10	1513	1498
10	Chalon/Saone	19	8	11	1431	1434
11	Orléans	19	8	11	1377	1451
12	EB Pau Orthez	19	7	12	1414	1512
13	Dijon	19	6	13	1466	1568
14	Paris-Levallois	19	6	13	1385	1438
15	BCM Gravelines	19	5	14	1428	1552
16	Clermont	19	4	15	1310	1481