French League, Regular Season, Game 29: May 4-5, 2012 - France

June 19, 2013

French League, Regular Season, Game 29: May 4-5, 2012

There were no changes atop the French League with one round left to play in the regular season as BCM Gravelines outduelled Paris-Levallois 75-86 to win its 11th in a row and climb to 26-3. Closest rival Chalon dumped Asvel 76-61 to raise its record to 23-5, while Orleans held on to the third position by routing Strasbourg 71-88 for a 20-9 record. Gravelines got the upper hand against the Parisians with a 12-20 second quarter as four from the visiting squad scored in double figures, led by Andrew Albicy, who netted 19 points, and Juby Johnson, who added 15. Chalon handily beat Asvel, opening a 27-12 first quarter lead and coasting from there to a 76-61 victory. Alade Aminu paced the winners with 18 points and 7 rebounds, while Hilton Armstrong posted 20 points and 13 rebounds in a losing effort. Orleans dominated Strasbourg 71-88 as Amara Sy contributed 19 points, 9 boards and 4 assists for the winners. Le Mans downed Pau-Lacq-Orthez 89-77 behind a 19-point performance by Alex Acker. SLUC Nancy defeated Poitiers 60-68 as Jamal Shuler tallied 25 points along with 5 steals and Akin Akingabala added 15 points with 7 rebounds. Chorale Roanne earned a spot in the playoffs with a 16-13 record by taking out Nanterre 83-76, using a 20-13 third quarter to make the difference. Uche Nsonwu-Amadi led the winners with 26 points. Cholet climbed to 15-13 after grabbing a crucial win over Dijon 67-74 to hold the eighth and final playoffs position, which it can clinch with a win in one of its two remaining games (Cholet plays a rescheduled game against Chalon on May 12). The visitors led 37-59 after 30 minutes, then withstood a 30-15 charge by Dijon to pull out the win. Robert Dozier scored 17 points and Fabien Causeur added 14 with 6 assists and 3 steals for Cholet.

LAST GAME GAME 29 May 4-8, 2012
Day	Match	Result
May 4	Dijon vs. Cholet	67-74
May 4	Roanne vs. Nanterre	83-76
May 5	Le Mans vs. Pau-Orthez	89-77
May 5	Paris-Levallois vs. BCM Gravelines	75-86
May 5	Poitiers vs. Nancy	60-68
May 5	Strasbourg vs. Orléans	71-88
May 5	Chalon/Saône vs. Asvel Basket	76-61
May 8	Hyeres-Toulon vs. Le Havre	97-84

NEXT GAME GAME 30 May 16, 2012
Day	Match
May 16	BCM Gravelines vs. Chalon/Saône
May 16	Asvel Basket vs. Roanne
May 16	Cholet vs. Strasbourg
May 16	Le Havre vs. Paris-Levallois
May 16	Nancy vs. Dijon
May 16	Orléans vs. Poitiers
May 16	Pau-Orthez vs. Hyeres-Toulon
May 16	Nanterre vs. Le Mans

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Gravelines-Dunkerque	29	26	3	2296	1869
2	Chalon/Saône	28	23	5	2319	2090
3	Orléans	29	20	9	2226	2052
4	Le Mans	29	18	11	2408	2287
5	Nancy	29	17	12	2295	2215
6	Paris-Levallois	29	16	13	2355	2349
7	Roanne	29	16	13	2219	2227
8	Cholet	28	15	13	2224	2147
9	Dijon	29	14	15	2031	2055
10	Nanterre	29	14	15	2322	2334
11	Strasbourg	29	13	16	2230	2179
12	Asvel Basket	29	12	17	2173	2197
13	Poitiers	29	9	20	2107	2253
14	Le Havre	29	9	20	2226	2284
15	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	29	6	23	2183	2490
16	Hyeres-Toulon	29	3	26	2186	2772