French League Quarterfinals, Game 3: May 27, 2008
|
Chorale Roanne became the last team to reach the French League semifinals by thrashing Le Havre 101-69 at home in Game 3 on Tuesday. Roanne won the best-of-three series 2-1 and is set to face Le Mans in the semifinals, starting on Saturday. Sluc Nancy goes against Asvel Basket in the other best-of-three semifinal series. Marc Salyers, Pape Badiane and Mohamed Kone paced the winners each with 16 points. Badiane added 11 rebounds for a huge double-double in just 15 minutes on court. Brion Rush added 12 points while Derrick Byars had 11 for Roanne. Marcellus Sommerville led Le Havre with 26 points on 7-for-7 two-pointers while Ali Traore and John Cox each added 10. Rush and Badiane fueled a game-breaking 18-2 run that Byars capped with a put-back layup to put Chorale ahead for good. Byars and Kone extended the hosts' lead to 30-12 after 10 minutes while a three-pointer by Rush made it a 20-point game, 42-22. Le Havre got within 50-40 right after the break but Badiane and an unstoppable Salyers led a 16-0 run that sealed the outcome, as the guests never recovered.
| Quarterfinal Playoffs, best of 3 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | | 2 | Le Mans (1) | 82 | 74 | x | | 0 | Cholet (8) | 62 | 65 | x | | 2 | Roanne (4) | 94 | 70 | 101 | | 1 | Le Havre (5) | 72 | 100 | 69 | | 2 | Nancy (2) | 81 | 69 | x | | 0 | Vichy (7) | 43 | 64 | x | | 2 | Asvel Basket (3) | 92 | 95 | x | | 0 | Hyeres Toulon (6) | 72 | 90 | x |
| Quarterfinal games | | Game 1 | Le Mans vs. Cholet | 82-62 | May 21 | | Game 1 | Nancy vs. Vichy | 81-43 | May 20 | | Game 1 | Asvel Basket vs. Hyeres Toulon | 92-72 | May 21 | | Game 1 | Roanne vs. Le Havre | 94-72 | May 20 | | Game 2 | Cholet vs. Le Mans | 65-74 | May 24 | | Game 2 | Vichy vs. Nancy | 64-69 | May 23 | | Game 2 | Hyeres Toulon vs. Asvel Basket | 90-95 | May 24 | | Game 2 | Le Havre vs. Roanne | 100-70 | May 23 | | Game 3 | Roanne vs. Le Havre | 101-69 | May 27 |
|
|
Euroleague.net
|