French League, Regular Season, Game 23: March 23-24, 2012 - France

May 18, 2013

French League, Regular Season, Game 23: March 23-24, 2012

JR Reynolds - BCM Gravelines (Photo: BC Donetsk)

BCM Gravelines tightened its hold on first place in the French League by routing Orleans 54-69, while Roanne outdueled second-place Chalon-sur-Saone 78-83. Gravelines climbed to 20-3, thanks to a 22-12 run in the third quarter that gave the visitors a 37-54 margin after 30 minutes. J.R. Reynolds was the man of the moment, netting 25 points, including 7 of 11 from downtown, while Pape Sy added 11 and Tannick Bokolo 10. Roanne upended Chalon 78-83 in a seesaw battle that saw the two teams tied 45-45 at the half and the hosts leading 60-59 at the end of the third quarter. Dylan Page rose to the occasion, pouring in 37 points for the winners, including 8 for 10 from beyond the arc. Chalon fell to 18-4 and has a game to recover on March 27 against Paris-Levallois. Sluc Nancy downed Hyeres-Toulon 89-76 in a game it controlled throughout, leading 55-40 at halftime. Jamal Shuler and Pape-Philippe Amagou bagged 17 points apiece, Rob Kurz added 14 and Akin Akingbala had 12 points along with 14 rebounds for the winners. Charles Khaudi and Alex Acker tallied 20 points apiece to lead Le Mans to an 83-69 win over Strasbourg as the winners used a 23-13 fourth quarter to secure the win. Le Mans and Orleans are now tied for third place with 15-8 records. Dijon survived a 74-72 thriller against Paris-Levallois as Zach Moss posted 24 points, while Poitiers surprised Cholet Basket with a 77-85 win led by a 21-point effort by Evan Fournier. Asvel Basket continued its slide, losing 81-87 against Nanterre, its fifth in a row, after being ahead 46-41 at halftime. A 30-11 in the third quarter iced the game for Nanterre, which got 15 points from Xavier Corosine. Finally, Le Havre downed Pau-Lacq-Orthez 79-89 as John Cox scored 33 points to pace the winners.

LAST GAME GAME 23 March 23-24, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Mar. 23	Asvel Basket vs. Nanterre	81-87
Mar. 23	Orléans vs. BCM Gravelines	54-69
Mar. 24	Cholet vs. Poitiers	77-85
Mar. 24	Le Mans vs. Strasbourg	83-69
Mar. 24	Dijon vs. Paris-Levallois	74-72
Mar. 24	Nancy vs. Hyeres-Toulon	89-76
Mar. 24	Pau-Orthez vs. Le Havre	79-89
Mar. 24	Chalon/Saône vs. Roanne	78-83

NEXT GAME GAME 24 March 30-31, 2012
Day	Match
Mar. 30	Paris-Levallois vs. Asvel Basket
Mar. 30	Roanne vs. Orléans
Mar. 31	Hyeres-Toulon vs. Chalon/Saône
Mar. 31	Le Havre vs. Dijon
Mar. 31	Poitiers vs. Le Mans
Mar. 31	Strasbourg vs. BCM Gravelines
Mar. 31	Nanterre vs. Pau-Orthez
Mar. 31	Cholet vs. Nancy

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Gravelines-Dunkerque	23	20	3	1805	1476
2	Chalon/Saône	22	18	4	1790	1617
3	Orléans	23	15	8	1738	1643
4	Le Mans	23	15	8	1916	1837
5	Nancy	23	15	8	1861	1750
6	Paris-Levallois	22	14	8	1807	1778
7	Dijon	23	11	12	1604	1618
8	Cholet	23	11	12	1813	1771
9	Lyon-Villeurbanne	23	10	13	1742	1757
10	Roanne	22	11	11	1670	1695
11	Strasbourg	23	10	13	1753	1720
12	Nanterre	23	9	14	1814	1862
13	Poitiers	23	8	15	1687	1779
14	Le Havre	23	7	16	1766	1804
15	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	23	6	17	1733	1961
16	Hyeres-Toulon	22	2	20	1677	2108