French League, Regular Season, Game 15: January 20-21, 2012 - France

May 23, 2013

French League, Regular Season, Game 15: January 20-21, 2012

BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque downed Paris-Levallois 81-75 to take sole possession of first place in the French League with a 13-2 record. Gravelines benefitted when Le Havre eked out an 81-80 win over former co-leader Chalon-sur-Saone. Gravelines used superior three-point shooting to get past Paris, making of 9 of 23 attempts from long distance, while the guests hit only 4 of 25. After a seesaw battle to the very end, the hosts came out on top by hitting more of its foul shots. Pape Sy and Andrew Albicy led the winners with 15 points each, Ludovic Vaty netted 12 and Cyril Apkomedah 10, while Eric Chatfield drilled 21 for Paris. Chalon had a chance to send its game against Le Havre into overtime but Alade Aminu missed the crucial free throw, giving the hosts the win 81-80. Three players scored 17 points each for the winners – John Cox, Nicholas Pope and Brian Boddicker, while Malcom Delaney had 21 for the guests. Le Mans handily beating Asvel Basket 84-72. The hosts led 45-33 at halftime and stayed in command. JP Batista had 22 points and 9 rebounds to lead the winners. With the win, Le Mans climbed to third place with an 11-4 record, tied with Nancy, which lost to Orleans, 83-68. The hosts erupted in the second half to crush Nancy after the game was tied 37-37 at halftime. Cedrick Banks led Orleans with 15 points, while Brian Greene and Lebrun Mael chipped in 12 each. Cholet Basket roughed up Hyeres-Toulon 57-105 to earn the qualification for the Semain d'As. Cholet ran out to a 12-27 lead and never looked back. Fabien Causeur led the winners with 26 points, Robert Dozier and De Marcus Nelson had 17 and William Gradit 12. Nanterre beat Roanne 78-71 as Mykal Riley and Will Daniels drained 13 points for the hosts, while Dijon outlasted Strasbourg 65-55 behind David Melody’s 19 points. Poitiers barely survived a thriller against Pau-Orthez 84-85 after leading 51-66 in the third quarter. JJ Miller led the winners with 19 points.

LAST GAME GAME 15 January 20-21, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Jan. 20	Orléans vs. Nancy	83-68
Jan. 21	BCM Gravelines vs. Paris-Levallois	81-75
Jan. 21	Hyeres-Toulon vs. Cholet	57-105
Jan. 21	Le Havre vs. Chalon/Saône	81-80
Jan. 21	Dijon vs. Strasbourg	65-55
Jan. 21	Pau-Lacq-Orthez vs. Poitiers	84-85
Jan. 21	Nanterre vs. Roanne	78-71
Jan. 21	Le Mans vs. Asvel Basket	84-72

NEXT GAME GAME 16 January 27-28, 2012
Day	Match
Jan. 27	Asvel Basket vs. Le Havre
Jan. 27	Paris-Levallois vs. Pau-Lacq-Orthez
Jan. 27	Roanne vs. BCM Gravelines
Jan. 28	Cholet vs. Orléans
Jan. 28	Poitiers vs. Hyeres-Toulon
Jan. 28	Strasbourg vs. Chalon/Saône
Jan. 28	Nanterre vs. Dijon
Jan. 28	Nancy vs. Le Mans

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Gravelines-Dunkerque	15	13	2	1220	990
2	Chalon/Saône	15	12	3	1223	1122
3	Nancy	15	11	4	1202	1112
4	Le Mans	15	11	4	1270	1199
5	Paris-Levallois	15	10	5	1223	1203
6	Orléans	15	10	5	1137	1054
7	Cholet	15	7	8	1231	1194
8	Asvel Basket	15	7	8	1170	1154
9	Dijon	15	7	8	1050	1058
10	Roanne	15	7	8	1172	1202
11	Strasbourg	15	6	9	1134	1142
12	Nanterre	15	5	10	1197	1272
13	Le Havre	15	5	10	1178	1191
14	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	15	4	11	1149	1291
15	Poitiers	15	3	12	1101	1201
16	Hyeres-Toulon	15	2	13	1198	1470