French League, Regular Season, Game 28: April 27-28, 2012 - France

May 24, 2013

French League, Regular Season, Game 28: April 27-28, 2012

Rudy Jomby - BCM Gravelines (photo BCM Basketball)

BCM Gravelines rolled over Poitiers 88-64 to maintain its lead atop the French League table with 25-3 record, while second-place Chalon did not play, as its game against Cholet was postponed to May 12. Third place remained in the hands of Orleans after it outplayed Nancy 73-83, raising its record to 19-9. Gravelines opened a narrow 21-18 first-quarter lead against Poitiers, then clamped down defensively in the second, outscoring the visitors 20-10 to take a 41-28 lead at halftime, which it maintained the rest of the way, taking an 88-64 win. Rudy Jomby led the way with 14 points, including 4 for 8 from downtown, while Pape Sy netted 12 and Ludovic Vaty and Dounia Issa added 10 each. Orleans used a 12-21 second quarter to grab a 73-83 victory over Nancy, led by Maleye Ndoye’s 21 points. Jamal Shuler paced the losers with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Dijon surprised fourth-place Le Mans 72-63, storming back from a 35-51 deficit at the end of the third quarter with a 37-12 run to earn the win, led by Bobby Dixon’s 19 points and 5 assists. The winners moved into playoffs contention with a 14-14 record, tied with Nanterre, which staged an upset of its own, downing Paris-Levallois 83-77. The guests led 32-33 at halftime, but Nanterre’s 28-23 fourth quarter made the difference. Le Havre crushed Roanne 96-62, while Asvel won only its second in 10 games by routing Pau-Lacq-Orthez 72-53, as Edwin Jackson tallied 19 and Leo Westermann tallied 18 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Finally, Strasbourg defeated bottom-ranked Hyeres-Toulon 69-88.

LAST GAME GAME 28 April 27-28, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Apr. 27	BCM Gravelines vs. Poitiers	88-64
Apr. 27	Hyeres-Toulon vs. Strasbourg	69-88
Apr. 27	Dijon vs. Le Mans	72-63
Apr. 27	Asvel Basket vs. Pau-Orthez	72-53
Apr. 28	Le Havre vs. Roanne	96-62
Apr. 28	Nancy vs. Orléans	73-83
Apr. 28	Nanterre vs. Paris-Levallois	83-77
May 12	Cholet vs. Chalon/Saône	0-0

NEXT GAME GAME 29 May 4-8, 2012
Day	Match
May 4	Dijon vs. Cholet
May 4	Roanne vs. Nanterre
May 5	Le Mans vs. Pau-Orthez
May 5	Paris-Lev. vs. BCM Gravelines
May 5	Poitiers vs. Nancy
May 5	Strasbourg vs. Orléans
May 5	Chalon/Saône vs. Asvel Basket
May 8	Hyeres-Toulon vs. Le Havre

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Gravelines-Dunkerque	28	25	3	2210	1794
2	Chalon/Saône	27	22	5	2243	2029
3	Orléans	28	19	9	2138	1981
4	Le Mans	28	17	11	2319	2210
5	Nancy	28	16	12	2227	2155
6	Paris-Levallois	28	16	12	2280	2263
7	Roanne	28	15	13	2136	2151
8	Nanterre	28	14	14	2246	2251
9	Dijon	28	14	14	1964	1981
10	Strasbourg	28	13	15	2159	2091
11	Cholet	27	14	13	2150	2080
12	Asvel Basket	28	12	16	2112	2121
13	Poitiers	28	9	19	2047	2185
14	Le Havre	28	9	19	2142	2187
15	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	28	6	22	2106	2401
16	Hyeres-Toulon	28	2	26	2089	2688