French League, Regular Season, Game 21: March 9-10, 2012 - France

May 24, 2013

French League, Regular Season, Game 21: March 9-10, 2012

BCM Gravelines and Chalon-sur-Saone both won to remain tied atop the French League with 18-3 records, while closest rival Paris-Levallois lost, joining a three-way tie for third place. Gravelines routed Asvel Basket 73-53 after breaking the game open by the end of the first half, 47-25. Ludovic Vaty led four scorers in double figures with 14 points, while J.R. Reynolds, Cyril Apkomedah and Pape Sy contributed 12 apiece. Chalon outdueled Pau-Lacq-Orthez 64-74 as Malcom Delaney and Steed Tchicamboud each scored 15 points in a tough game that saw the visitors leading 40-37 at halftime. Chalon used an 8-16 third quarter to reclaim the lead, which it never gave back. Orleans rolled over Paris Levallois 85-61 after taking a 22-14 lead after the opening quarter and adding to it from there as five players scored in double figures, led by Brian Greene’s 15 points. SLUC Nancy battered Nanterre 81-59 behind a 23-6 first quarter run that effectively ended matters for the visitors. Victor Samnick scored 17 points and grabbed 9 rebounds, Pape Amagou added 16 and Rob Kurz 13 for the hosts. Nancy, Paris and Orleans are now tied with 14-7 records. Le Mans downed Le Havre 88-67 to stay close with 13-8 record, led by Marcellus Sommerville and Rochestie Taylor, who tallied 18 points apiece. Cholet Basket defeated Hyeres-Toulon 94-72 behind 21 points by Patrick Christopher and 16 apiece by Fabien Causeur and DeMarcus Nelson, and Dijon took care of Poitiers 79-59 as Andre Harris posted 20 points for the winners. Roanne took a step towards the playoffs by edging Strasbourg 74-71 in a tightly fought contest from start to finish. Dylan Page nailed 18 points to help the hosts pull out the win.

LAST GAME GAME 21 March 9-10, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Mar. 9	Dijon vs. Poitiers	79-59
Mar. 9	Pau-Orthez vs. Chalon/Saône	64-74
Mar. 10	Cholet vs. Hyeres-Toulon	94-72
Mar. 10	Le Mans vs. Le Havre	88-67
Mar. 10	Nancy vs. Nanterre	81-59
Mar. 10	Orléans vs. Paris-Levallois	85-61
Mar. 10	Roanne vs. Strasbourg	74-71
Mar. 10	BCM Gravelines vs. Asvel Basket	73-53

NEXT GAME GAME 22 March 16-17, 2012
Day	Match
Mar. 16	Asvel Basket vs. Le Mans
Mar. 17	Le Havre vs. Orléans
Mar. 17	Poitiers vs. Pau-Orthez
Mar. 17	Nanterre vs. Cholet
Mar. 17	BCM Gravelines vs. Dijon
Mar. 17	Strasbourg vs. Nancy
Mar. 27	Hyeres-Toulon vs. Roanne
Mar. 27	Paris-Levallois vs. Chalon/Saône

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Chalon/Saône	21	18	3	1712	1534
2	Gravelines-Dunkerque	21	18	3	1657	1367
3	Nancy	21	14	7	1699	1592
4	Paris-Levallois	21	14	7	1735	1704
5	Orléans	21	14	7	1605	1502
6	Le Mans	21	13	8	1749	1695
7	Cholet	21	10	11	1659	1618
8	Asvel Basket	21	10	11	1588	1586
9	Roanne	21	10	11	1587	1617
10	Dijon	21	10	11	1475	1467
11	Strasbourg	21	9	12	1602	1564
12	Nanterre	21	8	13	1659	1704
13	Le Havre	21	6	15	1605	1646
14	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	21	6	15	1578	1787
15	Poitiers	21	6	15	1517	1626
16	Hyeres-Toulon	21	2	19	1601	2019