French League, Game 29: Apr. 30 - May 1 2010 - FRANCE

May 21, 2013

French League, Game 29: Apr. 30 - May 1 2010

Cholet Basket stayed atop the French League standings with a 22-7 record by rallying to beat Le Havre 65-71 on the road on Saturday. Sammy Mejia led the winners with 19 points, Mickael Gelabale added 15, John Linehan had 14 while Randal Falker got 10 for Cholet, that trailed 60-51 with 6 minutes left. Mejia had 7 points in a 3-17 run that Linehan capped with a triple to seal the outcome, 63-68, with a minute left. Le Mans is second at 106-57 by overwhelming Dijon 106-57 at home also on Saturday. Marc Salyers paced the winners with 21 points. Zack Wright added 16, Dee Spencer had 15 while JP Batista got 13 for Le Mans, that led 52-26 at halftime and never looked back. Sluc Nancy dropped to 18-11 due to a 72-87 home loss against Gravelines on Friday. JK Edwards led the winners with 20 points. Marcus Slaughter led Nancy with 15 points. Jeff Greer added 14, his brother Ricardo had 13 while Steed Tchicamboud got 12 for Nancy, that trailed 61-62 late in the third quarter. A mamooth 1-20 run allowed Gravelines to seal the outcome. Orleans dropped to 17-12 due to a 84-83 road loss against Paris-Levallois. Daniel Vasallo led Paris with 29 points. Cedrick Banks had 18 points for Orleans, Laurent Sciarra and Ryvon Covile each added 12 while Adrien Moerman got 10 for the guests. A late three-pointer by Rodney Elliott allowed Paris to clinch a playoff spot. Asvel improved to 13-16 by edging Vichy 86-79 at home on Saturday. Ali Traore led the winners with 22 points. Rawle Marshall got 15, Mindaugas Lukauskis added 13, Aymeric Jeanneau had 12 while Kristjan Kangur contributed 11 for Asvel, that led 66-50 after 30 minutes and only allowed Vichy to rally once the outcome was clear. In other games, Rouen thrashed Hyeres-Toulon 88-67 while Poitiers defeated Strasbourg 93-82. Roanne visits Chalon on Friday.

LAST GAME GAME 29 April 30 - May 1, 2010
Day	Match	Result
April 30	Nancy vs. Gravelines	72-87
April 30	Asvel Basket vs. Vichy	86-79
April 30	Paris-Lev. vs. Orléans	84-83
May 1	Rouen vs. Hyeres-Toulon	88-67
May 1	Le Havre vs. Cholet	65-71
May 1	Le Mans vs. Dijon	106-57
May 1	Poitiers vs. Strasbourg	93-82
May 7	Chalon/Saone vs. Roanne	74-97

NEXT GAME GAME 30 May 11, 2010
Day	Match
May 11	Cholet vs. Rouen
May 11	Roanne vs.Hyeres-Toulon
May 11	Poitiers vs. Nancy
May 11	Gravelines vs. Paris-Lev.
May 11	Orléans vs. Chalon/Saone
May 11	Strasbourg vs. Le Mans
May 11	Dijon vs. Asvel Basket
May 11	Vichy vs. Le Havre

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Cholet	29	22	7	2223	2057
2	Le Mans	29	21	8	2301	2069
3	Roanne	29	20	9	2392	2244
4	BCM Gravelines	29	19	10	2229	2174
5	Nancy	29	18	11	2355	2144
6	Orléans	29	17	12	2225	2087
7	Paris-Levallois	29	15	14	2298	2277
8	Poitiers	29	15	14	2115	2147
9	Asvel Basket	29	13	16	2148	2070
10	Vichy	29	13	16	2064	2029
11	Hyeres Toulon	29	13	16	2361	2408
12	Chalon/Saone	29	12	17	2262	2306
13	Strasbourg	29	10	19	2330	2453
14	Le Havre	29	9	20	2141	2390
15	Rouen	29	8	21	2222	2448
16	Dijon	29	7	22	2115	2478