French League, Game 17: January 13-14, 2007
Marquis and Sanders - Strasbourg Sluc Nancy and Roanne tie atop the French League standings with a 13-4 record at the halfway mark of the regular season. Both teams join Chalon, Strasbourg, Asvel, Orleans, Le Mans and Dijon in the fight to win the Semaine des As in the final eight next month. Nancy did not find much trouble to down Dijon 85-73 at home on Friday. Cyril Julian led the way with 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting, Cedrick Banks added 15, Maxime Zianveni posted a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds while Tariq Kirksay had 13 points for Nancy, which led 49-36 at halftime and held off a shy fourth-quarter rally to win the game. Roanne also improved to 13-4 by edging Clermont 74-68 behind 24 points from Marc Salyers. Strasbourg improved to 10-7 and clinched a spot in the Semaine des As by thrashing Hyeres-Toulon 66-92 on the road on Saturday. Aerick Sanders led the way with 17 points, Chuck Eidson had 15 while Afik Nissim and Lonnie Cooper each added 14 in an easy road win for Strasbourg. Le Mans also improved to 10-7 by edging Reims 67-69 on the road also on Saturday. Kenny Gregory had 23 points for the winners, Sandro Nicevic added 11 and Eric Campbell 10. Le Mans trailed 62-58 with 5 minutes to go, but a big out-back basket by Gregory and a free throw by Yannick Bokolo allowed Le Mans to get a crucial win. Pau-Orthez improved to 8-9 by thrashing Chalon 96-64 at home on Sunday. C.C. Harrison led the winners with 22 points, Aaron Miles added 18, Britton Johnsen 14 and Ian Mahinmi 10. Harrison had 18 points in the opening half, in which Pau fired in 10 triples to get a 55-32 margin at the break. Pau boosted its lead to 80-47 and never looked back. In other games, Adecco Asvel thrashed Bourg 108-82, Orleans edged Gravelines, Cholet topped Besancon 76-86 while Paris bested Le Havre 78-69.


LAST GAME GAME 17 - January 13-14, 2007
DayMatchResult
Jan. 13Nancy vs. Dijon85-73
Jan. 13Adecco Asvel vs. Bourg108-82
Jan. 13Orléans vs. BCM Gravelines82-80
Jan. 13Reims vs. Le Mans67-69
Jan. 13Besançon vs. Cholet76-86
Jan. 13Paris vs. Le Havre78-69
Jan. 13Roanne vs. Clermont74-68
Jan. 13Hyères Toulon vs. Strasbourg66-92
Jan. 14EB Pau Orthez vs. Chalon/Saone96-64
NEXT GAME GAME 18 - January 19-21, 2007
DayMatch
Jan. 19Chalon/Saone vs. Nancy
Jan. 20Reims vs. Orléans
Jan. 20Bourg vs. Hyères Toulon
Jan. 20Le Havre vs. Besançon
Jan. 20Strasbourg vs. Paris
Jan. 20Clermont vs. EB Pau Orthez
Jan. 20BCM Gravelines vs. Roanne
Jan. 20Cholet vs. Dijon
Jan. 21Le Mans vs. Adecco Asvel


STANDINGSTGWLP+P-
1Nancy1713413771208
2Roanne1713414831353
3Chalon/Saone1712513301319
4Strasbourg1710713761273
5Adecco Asvel1710713251269
6Orléans1710713261281
7Le Mans1710712111177
8Dijon179812991289
9Paris179812381254
10Le Havre179812681270
11EB Pau Orthez178913041294
12Cholet178912111224
13BCM Gravelines178912891259
14Clermont1771011331123
15Bourg1761110981276
16Besançon1751212971384
17Hyeres Toulon1751212521367
18Reims1711611131310

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