French League, Game 18: February 6, 2010
Dewarick Spencer - Le Mans (photo David Piolé - Msb.fr)Le Mans keeps leading the French League standings with a 16-2 record. Cholet Basket is second at 14-4 with Gravelines not far away at 12-6. Le Mans downed Chorale Roanne 73-58 at home on Saturday. Dee Spencer paced the winners with 22 points and 8 rebounds. Marc Salyers added 14 while Maleye Ndoye had 13 for Le Mans, that led 55-51 late in the third quarter. A 10-2 run that Ndoye capped with a triple sealed the outcome, 65-53, as Roanne never recovered. Cholet rallied to edge Vichy 64-63 at home also on Saturday behind 18 points from Sammy Mejia. Cholet trailed 44-54 late in the third quarter but returned to the game. Free throws by John Linehan and Mejia in the final 40 seconds allowed the hosts to escape with a win. In an all-Euroleague showdown, Orleans thrashed Asvel Basket 55-76 to improve to 11-7. Cedrick Banks paced the winners with 25 points on 6-of-11 three-pointers. Mindaugas Lukauskis led Asvel with 16 points. Orleans led 33-42 at halftime and boosted its margin to 41-55 after 30 minutes to seal the outcome long before the final buzzer. Nancy dropped to 11-7 due to a 92-74 road loss against Elan Chalon. Taj Gray paced the winners with 27 points and 11 rebounds. Kaniel Dickens and Ricardo Greer each had 16 points for Nancy. Steed Tchicamboud added 14 while Jeff Greer got 10 for the guests, that led 35-38 at halftime. Chalon rolled after the break and cruised to a well-deserved win. In other games, Gravelines edged Rouen 77-80, Poitiers topped Hyeres-Toulon 77-82, Paris beat Dijon 84-72 while Le Havre downed Strasbourg 83-71 behind 20 points from JJ Miller.


LAST GAME GAME 18
February 5-6, 2010
Day Match Result
Feb. 5 Asvel Basket vs. Orléans 55-76
Feb. 6 Rouen vs. Gravelines 77-80
Feb. 6 Hyeres-Toulon vs. Poitiers 77-82
Feb. 6 Chalon/Saone vs. Nancy 92-74
Feb. 6 Cholet vs. Vichy 64-63
Feb. 6 Le Mans vs. Roanne 73-58
Feb. 6 Paris-Levallois vs. Dijon 84-72
Feb. 6 Le Havre vs. Strasbourg 83-71
NEXT GAME GAME 19
February 12-13, 2010
Day Match
Feb. 12 Nancy vs. Le Mans
Feb. 12 Gravelines vs. Le Havre
Feb. 13 Strasbourg vs. Rouen
Feb. 13 Dijon vs. Hyeres-Toulon
Feb. 13 Roanne vs. Cholet
Feb. 13 Orléans vs. Vichy
Feb. 13 Paris-L. vs. Chalon/Saone
Feb. 13 Poitiers vs. Asvel Basket


STANDINGS TG W L P+ P-
1 Le Mans 18 16 2 1432 1251
2 Cholet 18 14 4 1356 1287
3 BCM Gravelines 18 12 6 1376 1371
4 Orléans 18 11 7 1399 1288
5 Nancy 18 11 7 1467 1325
6 Roanne 18 10 8 1405 1423
7 Vichy 18 10 8 1335 1233
8 Paris-Levallois 18 9 9 1433 1405
9 Hyeres Toulon 18 9 9 1459 1460
10 Asvel Basket 18 8 10 1363 1288
11 Poitiers 18 7 11 1265 1350
12 Le Havre 18 7 11 1337 1467
13 Strasbourg 18 6 12 1416 1526
14 Chalon/Saone 18 5 13 1395 1423
15 Rouen 18 5 13 1317 1481
16 Dijon 18 4 14 1348 1525

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