French League, Regular Season, Game 18: February 10-11, 2012 - France

May 20, 2013

French League, Regular Season, Game 18: February 10-11, 2012

Taylor Rochestie - Le Mans (photo msb.fr)

Chalon-sur-Saone stopped Orleans’ six-game winning streak in convincing fashion, winning 94-62 to take a 15-3 record and regain a tie for first place atop the French League table with Gravelines, which lost 85-83 to Le Mans in an overtime thriller. Chalon-sur-Saone grabbed a 29-16 margin against Orleans at the end of the first quarter and never looked back, as Blake Schilb paced the winners with 26 points and 8 assists and Alade Aminu added 16 points. Cedrick Banks led the losers with 16 points. Le Mans rallied to overcome a 64-53 deficit early in the last quarter against BCM Gravelines, tying the game on a layup by J.K. Edwards. In the extra session Taylor Rochestie excelled for Le Mans and finished the game with a team-leading 19 points, along with 6 rebounds and 8 assists. Alex Acker added 16 points and Marcellus Sommerville 16 with 9 boards for the winners. Yannick Bokolo led Gravelines with 20 points. In another top-of-the-table matchup, Paris Levallois edged SLUC Nancy 99-93 in overtime to take sole possession of third place with a 13-5 record. The hosts led 81-66 margin in the last quarter, but a 21-2 run by Nancy, led by Adrien Moerman, nearly gave the visitors the victory. The hosts’ Eric Chatfield tied the game with seconds left, then Nancy’s Jamal Shuler missed a potential game-winner. Chatfield, the go-to-guy in the overtime, led the Parisians with 27 points, while Trenton Meacham added 21. Moerman had 32 points for Nancy, which lost its fourth in the last five games. Asvel Lyon Villeurbanne edged Strasbourg 88-86 behind Edwin Jackson’s 19 points from and Hilton Armstrong’s 14 with 8 rebounds. Pau-Lacq-Orthez slipped past Dijon 59-57, ending a four-game losing streak, behind Marko Maravic's 17 points. Chorale Roanne got its first road win of the season, beating Cholet Basket 61-73. John Holland had 15 points for the winners, while Fabien Causeur, named the league’s January MVP, led Cholet with 22 points. In other games, Nanterre rolled over Hyeres-Toulon 102-60, and Poitiers easily handled Le Havre 82-64.

LAST GAME GAME 18 February 10-11, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Feb. 10	Asvel Basket vs. Strasbourg	88-86
Feb. 10	Paris-Levallois vs. Nancy	99-93
Feb. 10	Pau-Lacq-Orthez vs. Dijon	59-57
Feb. 11	Chalon/Saône vs. Orléans	94-62
Feb. 11	Poitiers vs. Le Havre	82-64
Feb. 11	Nanterre vs. Hyeres-Toulon	102-60
Feb. 11	Cholet vs. Roanne	61-73
Feb. 11	Le Mans vs. BCM Gravelines	85-83

NEXT GAME GAME 19 February 22-25, 2012
Day	Match
Feb. 22	Strasbourg vs. Poitiers
Feb. 24	Le Mans vs. Chalon/Saône
Feb. 25	Le Havre vs. Nanterre
Feb. 25	Dijon vs. Hyeres-Toulon
Feb. 25	Nancy vs. Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Feb. 25	Roanne vs. Paris-Levallois
Feb. 25	BCM Gravelines vs. Cholet
Feb. 25	Orléans vs. Asvel Basket

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Chalon/Saône	18	15	3	1474	1316
2	Gravelines-Dunkerque	18	15	3	1443	1202
3	Paris-Levallois	18	13	5	1509	1458
4	Orléans	18	12	6	1371	1298
5	Nancy	18	12	6	1460	1370
6	Le Mans	18	12	6	1506	1463
7	Asvel Basket	18	10	8	1408	1371
8	Roanne	18	8	10	1363	1395
9	Cholet	18	8	10	1442	1423
10	Dijon	18	8	10	1233	1258
11	Strasbourg	18	7	11	1381	1373
12	Nanterre	18	7	11	1449	1466
13	Poitiers	18	5	13	1339	1413
14	Le Havre	18	5	13	1373	1415
15	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	18	5	13	1359	1538
16	Hyeres-Toulon	18	2	16	1403	1754