French League, regular season, Game 30: May 14, 2008
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 The French League regular season came to a close on Wednesday as the matchups for the playoff quarterfinals were set, while the second team to get relegated also became known. The top four teams in the standings all won their regular season finales to go into the playoffs on high notes. First placed Le Mans beat Dijon 93-84 behind 18 points from Nebojsa Bogavac, Sluc Nancy bested Clermont 88-67 to wrap up second place, Asvel Lyon-Villeurbanne claimed third after defeating Strasbourg 86-59 and defending champion Chorale Roanne beat Pau-Orthez 83-77. In the quarterfinals, LeMans will get Cholet in the quarterfinals, Nancy meets Vichy, Asvel takes on Hyeres Toulon and Roanne gets Le Havre. The first games of the best-of-three quarterfinals are set for May 20-21. At the other end of the table, Gravelines-Dunkerque held on to beat Orleans 79-88 behind 19 points and 11 rebounds from Marcus Slaughter, keeping its spot in the league and effectively demoting Paris-Levallois, which bit farewell to the league by beating Cholet 74-77 as Kimani Ffriend recorded 24 points and 9 boards.
LeMans finished the regular season in first place with a 23-7 record after beating Dijon 93-84. Nebojsa Bogavac led five LeMans scorers in double figures with 18 points, Raviv Limonad came off the bench for 16, Nicolas Batum added 13, Luka Bogdanovic 12 and Philip Ricci 10. Abdoulaye Mbaye led Dijon with 22. Sluc Nancy bested Clermont 88-67 to wrap up second place as Ricardo Greer netted 19 points and Jeff Greer posted 16. Asvel Lyon-Villeurbanne blasted Strasbourg 86-59 as Lamayn Wilson led a balanced attack with 14 points and Robert Conley added 13. And Adam Hess scored 14 and Pape Badiane posted 13 points and 12 rebounds for defending champion Chorale Roanne in an 83-77 win over Pau-Orthez.
LAST GAME GAME 30
May 14, 2008 | | Day | Match | Result | | May 14 | Roanne vs. EB Pau Orthez | 83-77 | | May 14 | Nancy vs. Clermont | 88-67 | | May 14 | Cholet vs. Paris-Levallois | 74-77 | | May 14 | Vichy vs. Chalon/Saone | 85-79 | | May 14 | Asvel vs. Strasbourg | 86-59 | | May 14 | Le Mans vs. Dijon | 93-84 | | May 14 | Le Havre vs. Hyeres-Toulon | 83-85 | | May 14 | Orléans vs. BCM Gravelines | 79-88 |
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NEXT GAME
Quarterfinal Playoffs |
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| Le Mans (1) vs. Cholet (8) |
| Nancy (2) vs. Vichy (7) |
| Asvel (3) vs. Hyeres (6) |
| Roanne (4) vs. Le Havre (5) |
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| STANDINGS | TG | W | L | P+ | P- | | 1 | Le Mans | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2358 | 2176 | | 2 | Nancy | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2466 | 2214 | | 3 | Asvel Basket | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2573 | 2348 | | 4 | Roanne | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2480 | 2363 | | 5 | Le Havre | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2537 | 2459 | | 6 | Hyeres Toulon | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2437 | 2376 | | 7 | Vichy | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2038 | 2017 | | 8 | Cholet | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2247 | 2265 | | 9 | EB Pau Orthez | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2288 | 2369 | | 10 | Dijon | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2366 | 2419 | | 11 | Strasbourg | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2245 | 2305 | | 12 | Orléans | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2158 | 2235 | | 13 | Chalon/Saone | 29 | 12 | 17 | 2227 | 2268 | | 14 | BCM Gravelines | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2323 | 2442 | | 15 | Paris-Levallois | 29 | 10 | 19 | 2182 | 2279 | | 16 | Clermont | 30 | 4 | 26 | 2050 | 2440 |
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