French League, Regular Season, Game 24: March 30-31, 2012 - France

May 24, 2013

French League, Regular Season, Game 24: March 30-31, 2012

BCM Gravelines held on to first place in the French League with a 21-3 record after coming from behind to edge Strasbourg 65-66, while Chalon-sur-Saone stayed on its heels with a 20-4 record after thrashing Hyeres-Toulon 69-98. Gravelines racked up 12 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, capped by a triple by Juby Johnson, to make off with a 65-66 win against Strasbourg as Johnson paced the winners with 18 points and J.K. Edwards chipped in 14. The hosts controlled the game but after taking a 65-54 lead in the fourth quarter, they could not find the basket, allowing Gravelines to surge ahead for its sixth straight win. Chalon had an easier job of it, leading Hyeres-Toulon 35-51 at the half and cruising to a 69-98 win as Malcom Delaney led the way with 21 points. Chalon also beat Paris-Levallois 77-83 on March 27 in a game that needed to be recovered. Meanwhile, a three-way tie continued for third place as Orleans, Le Mans and SLUC Nancy all won. Nancy downed Cholet 72-78 in a game that got close at the two-minute mark, but a dunk by Akin Akingabala and three free throws by John Linhean sealed the visitors' win. Jamal Shuler led Nancy with 16 points, and Akingabala added 15 with 8 boards. Fabien Causeur paced the losers with 23 points. Le Mans tripped up Poitiers 75-83 as Alex Acker nailed 21 points for the winners while Marc-Antoine Pellin helped lift Orleans to a 66-69 win against Roanne, scoring 17 points and leading a decisive 12-0 run in the last quarter. Paris-Levallois bounced back from its loss to Chalon by downing Asvel Villeurbanne 68-73, as Lamont Hamilton amassed a double-double with 22 points and 13 rebounds. The Parisian squad ended the week with a 15-9 record. In other games, Nanterre outlasted Pau-Lacq-Orthez 90-77 and Le Havre beat Dijon 68-66 to stay in Pro-A.

LAST GAME GAME 24 March 30-31, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Mar. 30	Paris-Levallois vs. Asvel Basket	86-73
Mar. 30	Roanne vs. Orléans	66-69
Mar. 31	Hyeres-Toulon vs. Chalon/Saône	69-98
Mar. 31	Le Havre vs. Dijon	68-66
Mar. 31	Poitiers vs. Le Mans	75-83
Mar. 31	Strasbourg vs. BCM Gravelines	65-66
Mar. 31	Nanterre vs. Pau-Orthez	90-77
Mar. 31	Cholet vs. Nancy	72-78

NEXT GAME GAME 25 April 3-7, 2012
Day	Match
Apr. 3	Orléans vs. Dijon
Apr. 6	Asvel Basket vs. Hyeres-Toulon
Apr. 6	Chalon/Saône vs. Nanterre
Apr. 6	BCM Gravelines vs. Nancy
Apr. 7	Le Havre vs. Strasbourg
Apr. 7	Poitiers vs. Paris-Levallois
Apr. 7	Le Mans vs. Cholet
Apr. 7	Pau-Orthez vs. Roanne

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Gravelines-Dunkerque	24	21	3	1871	1541
2	Chalon/Saône	24	20	4	1971	1763
3	Orléans	24	16	8	1807	1709
4	Le Mans	24	16	8	1999	1912
5	Nancy	24	16	8	1939	1822
6	Paris-Levallois	24	15	9	1970	1934
7	Roanne	24	12	12	1821	1824
8	Dijon	24	11	13	1670	1686
9	Cholet	24	11	13	1885	1849
10	Strasbourg	24	10	14	1818	1786
11	Nanterre	24	10	14	1904	1939
12	Asvel Basket	24	10	14	1815	1843
13	Poitiers	24	8	16	1762	1862
14	Le Havre	24	8	16	1834	1870
15	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	24	6	18	1810	2051
16	Hyeres-Toulon	24	2	22	1806	2291