French League, Regular Season, Game 27: April 20-21, 2012 - France

June 18, 2013

French League, Regular Season, Game 27: April 20-21, 2012

JR Reynolds - BCM Gravelines (Photo: BC Donetsk)

French League leader BCM Gravelines Dunkerque and closest rival Chalon both won, but third-ranked of Orleans fell to Nanterre, allowing the top two teams to open up more daylight between them and the rest of the pack. Gravelines won its ninth in a row, climbing to 24-3 after it pummeled Pau-Orthez 71-88, using a 30-18 third quarter to ice the game. J.R. Reynolds and Rudy Jomby nailed 21 points apiece, while Pape Sy added 16 and Vaty Ludovic 10. Chalon trailed Le Havre at the half 38-39, but outscored the opponent 51-39 in the second half to take the win 89-78. Blake Schilb starred for the winners with 32 points and 5 assists. A resurgent Nanterre won it fifth in a row as it tripped up Orleans 61-64 to take a 13-14 record, while Orleans dropped to 18-9. Mykal Riley led the winners with 15 points, hitting 4 of 5 from downtown. Le Mans rose to fourth place with 17-10 record after overwhelming Hyeres-Toulon 112-66. Marcellus Sommerville had 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists for the winners. Cholet dominated Paris-Levallois 70-85, outrebounding the hosts 45-21 as Patrick Christopher netted 16 points and Fabien Causeur added 15. Roanne needed an extra session to grab an 83-75 win over SLUC Nancy to climb to 15-12 and stay in playoffs contention in seventh place. Dylan Page contributed 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and John Holland added 22 points for the winners. Jamal Shuler posted 24 points and Akinlolu Akingbala 13 in a losing effort. Defending champs Nancy dropped to fifth place with a 16-11 record. In other games, Dijon edged Strasbourg 79-83 and Poitiers handed Asvel its eighth lost in nine games 73-62.

LAST GAME GAME 27 April 20-21, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Apr. 20	Paris-Levallois vs. Cholet	70-85
Apr. 21	Chalon/Saône vs. Le Havre	89-78
Apr. 21	Le Mans vs. Hyeres-Toulon	112-66
Apr. 21	Orléans vs. Nanterre	61-64
Apr. 21	Poitiers vs. Asvel Basket	73-62
Apr. 21	Strasbourg vs. Dijon	79-83
Apr. 21	Roanne vs. Nancy	83-75
Apr. 21	Pau-Orthez vs. BCM Gravelines	71-88

NEXT GAME GAME 28 April 27-28, 2012
Day	Match
Apr. 27	BCM Gravelines vs. Poitiers
Apr. 27	Hyeres-Toulon vs. Strasbourg
Apr. 27	Dijon vs. Le Mans
Apr. 27	Asvel Basket vs. Pau-Orthez
Apr. 28	Le Havre vs. Roanne
Apr. 28	Nancy vs. Orléans
Apr. 28	Nanterre vs. Paris-Levallois
May 12	Cholet vs. Chalon/Saône

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Gravelines-Dunkerque	27	24	3	2122	1730
2	Chalon/Saône	27	22	5	2243	2029
3	Orléans	27	18	9	2055	1908
4	Le Mans	27	17	10	2256	2138
5	Nancy	27	16	11	2154	2072
6	Paris-Levallois	27	16	11	2203	2180
7	Roanne	27	15	12	2074	2055
8	Cholet	27	14	13	2150	2080
9	Nanterre	27	13	14	2163	2174
10	Dijon	27	13	14	1892	1918
11	Strasbourg	27	12	15	2071	2022
12	Asvel Basket	27	11	16	2040	2068
13	Poitiers	27	9	18	1983	2097
14	Le Havre	27	8	19	2046	2125
15	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	27	6	21	2053	2329
16	Hyeres-Toulon	27	2	25	2020	2600