May 24, 2012
French League, Game 10: November 11-12, 2006
Kenny Gregory Le Mans Sarthe Roanne survived another test in its Cinderella run atop the French League, topping Euroleague side Pau-Orthez on the road 81-94 to improve to 9-1. Roanne became the exclusive league-leader after Nancy, which entered the weekend tied with Roanne, lost 81-86 at home to Orleans. Dee Spencer led Roanne with 24 points and 8 rebounds, while Aaron Harper added 16 points. Pau, which just Wednesday stunned European champion CSKA Moscow, falls to 4-6. Chalon/Saone is tied for second after trashing Bourg 79-53 behind Phillippe Braud's 15 points. Kenny Gregory helped Le Mans leave Paris with a 60-64 win, while Afik Nissim netetd 31 points in 30 minutes as Strasbourg topped Clermont 83-85. In other games, Terrance Johnson scored 22 and Mario Bennett added 12 points and 15 rebounds to lead Dijon to an 86-69 victory over Adecco ASVEL; J.K. Edwards posted 14 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks to lead Cholet past Rheims 83-52; and Besancon outlasted Hyeres-Toulon 95-88 behind 20 points apiece from Florent Éleleara and Cory Bradford. In Friday's game, Le Havre defeated Gravelines-Dunkirk 96-75 as Tony Stanley finished with 31 points and 7 rebounds.

Roanne led by 12 after 10 minutes and 15 at halftime as it downed Pau-Orthez. While the visitors played a solid game, Pau self-destructed with 8-of-28 (28.6%) three-point shooting and 17-of-27 (63%) from the line. Spencer led Roanne with 24 points and 8 rebounds, while Harper added 16 points. Marc Salyers had 15 and Laurent Cazalon came off the bench for 13 points and 8 rebounds. Britton Johnsen led Pau with 23 points and 9 rebounds, Michael Wright scored 20 and Ricardo Greer had 17 in defeat. Nancy fell from the league lead with a surprising loss to Orleans. Nancy led by 1 at halftime, but was outscored 29-16 in the third quarter. Ben Dewar led the way with 20 points, while Terrence Dials was good for 18 points and 10 rebounds. Cyril Julian had a monster night for Nancy with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks. DeRon Hayes added 11 and Maxime Zianveni 10. Le Mans came away from Paris with a tough win behind a strong outing from Gregory, who finished with 16. Eric Campbell played 40 minutes and scored 12, and Pape Philippe Amagou added 11. Larry Stewart led Paris with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Nissim was the hero for Strasbourg as it edged Clermont. Nissim came off the bench to drill 7-of-9 threes and add 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Chuck Eidson added 13 points and 7 rebounds and 7 assists and Claude Marquis 11 points and 9 rebounds. Larry Owens led Clermont with 19 and Thomas Larrouquis had 16 points.


LAST GAME GAME 10 - November 10-12, 2006
DayMatchResult
Nov. 10Le Havre vs. BCM Gravelines96-75
Nov. 11Cholet vs. Reims83-52
Nov. 11EB Pau Orthez vs. Roanne81-94
Nov. 11Chalon/Saone vs. Bourg79-53
Nov. 11Besançon vs. Hyères-Toulon95-88
Nov. 11Clermont vs. Strasbourg83-85
Nov. 11Paris vs. Le Mans60-64
Nov. 11Nancy vs. Orléans81-86
Nov. 12Dijon vs. Adecco Asvel86-69
NEXT GAME GAME 11 - November 18-19, 2006
DayMatch
Nov. 18Orléans vs. Dijon
Nov. 18Reims vs. Chalon/Saone
Nov. 18Bourg vs. Le Havre
Nov. 18BCM Gravelines vs. Clermont
Nov. 18Roanne vs. Besançon
Nov. 18Adecco Asvel vs. Cholet
Nov. 18Hyères vs. Toulon - Nancy
Nov. 18Le Mans vs. Strasbourg
Nov. 19Paris vs. EB Pau Orthez


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1Roanne1091911780
2Nancy1082808710
3Chalon/Saone1082785741
4Adecco Asvel1064759714
5Le Havre1064741732
6BCM Gravelines1055774770
7Hyeres Toulon1055777789
8Paris1055724728
9Dijon1055735727
10Orléans1055740735
11Strasbourg1046800785
12Bourg1046645741
13Le Mans1046729728
14Besançon1046746795
15Cholet1046686704
16EB Pau Orthez1046770797
17Clermont1037681708
18Reims1019656783
Sunday, November 12, 2006
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