May 24, 2012
French League, Game 9: November 4-5, 2006
Tariq Kirksay Nancy Nancy and Roanne keep sharing the top spot in the French League standings, each with a 8-1 record. Nancy rallied in the final period to edge Adecco Asvel 83-86 on the road on Sunday. Tariq Kirksay led the winners with 24 points, Dan McClintock and Cyril Julian each added 17, Cedrick Banks had 15 and John Linehan 11 for Nancy. Julian added 11 rebounds for a double-double. Nancy trailed 74-66 with 9 minutes to go, but McClintock and back-to-back triples by Kirksay gave Nancy a 81-82 edge. Julian dunked it while Linehan sealed the win from the free throw line. Roanne beat Paris 94-79 to stay atop the standings. Dewarick Spencer led the way with 28 points, Marc Salyers added 26 and Aaron Harper 23 for Roanne. Le Mans dropped to 3-6 due to a 69-73 home loss against Clermont. Rob Feaster led the winners with 21 points. Kenny Gregory had 13 points for Le Mans.

while Sandro Nicevic and Nebojsa Bogavac each had 12 for Le Mans, which trailed 22-39 at halftime but managed to erase its deficit, 49-49, at the end of the third quarter. A three-pointer by Pape-Philippe Amagou and a jumper by Gregory seemed to seal the win, 69-64, but Clermont capped the game with a 0-9 run to escape with a big road win. Strasbourg also dropped to 3-6 due to a 76-79 home loss against Le Havre. John Cox had 20 points for Le Havre, while Claude Marquis led 5 Strasbourg players in double digits with 16 points. It all came down to the final minute, in which Michael Smith brought the hosts within 76-78. Joah Tucker made 1 of 2 foul shots for Le Havre, while Smith missed a desperation three-point shot at the buzzer. Pau-Orthez dropped to 4-5 due to a 89-95 road loss against Hyeres-Toulon. Brian Brown led the winners with 25 points. Cedric Ferchaud had 18 points for Pau, Ricardo Greer added 16 and Michael Wright 15. Pau led 60-65 with 8 minutes to go, but Brown and Austin Nichols shined in crunch time to seal the win down the stretch. In other games, Reims edged Dijon 71-69, Cholet beat Bourg 61-68, Gravelines topped Chalon 83-80 while Orleans defeated Besancon 74-66.


LAST GAME GAME 9 - November 4-5, 2006
DayMatchResult
Nov. 4Reims vs. Dijon71-69
Nov. 4Bourg vs. Cholet61-68
Nov. 4BCM Gravelines vs. Chalon/Saone83-80
Nov. 4Strasbourg vs. Le Havre76-79
Nov. 4Roanne vs. Paris94-79
Nov. 4Orléans vs. Besançon74-66
Nov. 4Le Mans vs. Clermont69-73
Nov. 5Adecco Asvel vs. Nancy83-86
Nov. 5Hyères vs. Toulon - EB Pau Orthez89-85
NEXT GAME GAME 10 - November 10-12, 2006
DayMatch
Nov. 10Le Havre vs. BCM Gravelines
Nov. 11Cholet vs. Reims
Nov. 11EB Pau Orthez vs. Roanne
Nov. 11Chalon/Saone vs. Bourg
Nov. 11Besançon vs. Hyères-Toulon
Nov. 11Clermont vs. Strasbourg
Nov. 11Paris vs. Le Mans
Nov. 11Nancy vs. Orléans
Nov. 12Dijon vs. Adecco Asvel


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1Roanne981817699
2Nancy981727624
3Chalon/Saone972706688
4Adecco Asvel963690628
5BCM Gravelines954699674
6Hyeres Toulon954689694
7Paris954664664
8Le Havre954645657
9Bourg945592662
10EB Pau Orthez945689703
11Orléans945654654
12Dijon945649658
13Besançon936651707
14Strasbourg936715702
15Le Mans936665668
16Cholet936603652
17Clermont936598623
18Reims918604700
Sunday, November 05, 2006
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