French League Semifinals, Game 2: June 4, 2008
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It will all go down to Game 3 in the French League semifinals, as Chorale Roanne and Asvel Basket tied their best-of-three series with respective home wins against Le Mans and Sluc Nancy. On Wednesday, Chorale rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat Le Mans 73-60 at home. Brion Rush paced the winners with 19 points. Laurent Cazalon added 17 while Marc Salyers and Pape Badiane each had 10 for Roanne. Sam Clancy had 15 points for Le Mans while Alain Koffi added 13. Chorale made 4-for-16 shots in the first quarter, while Koffi and Clancy led Le Mans to a 9-25 lead after 12 minutes. Salyers and Cazalon stepped up to bring Roanne within 30-37 at halftime. Cazalon, Rush and Badiane combined for all points in a 16-0 run that allowed Chorale to get a 50-43 margin after 30 minutes. A layup by Pierric Poupet broke the game open, 62-48, and Le Mans never recovered. On Tuesday, Asvel remained alive thanks to 37 points from Lamayn Wilson. The hosts started slowly and trailed 39-47 at halftime, but Wilson dominated the second half to lead Asvel to a season-saving victory. Wilson was 7-for-11 from downtown. Laurent Foirest hit 4-of-8 triples for 15 points, while Robert Conley added 13 points and Uche Nwonsu and Chevy Troutman scored 12 points apiece. Mike Bauer paced Nancy with 21 points, Cyril Julian scored 15, Zabian Dowdell 11 and Ricardo Greer posted 9 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for the guests. Three-pointers by Foirest and Conley tied the game, 47-47, right after the break. Nancy did not panic, however, as a layup by Julian gave the guests a 60-62 edge after 30 minutes. A jumper by Zab Dowdell gave Nancy its last lead, 62-64. Wilson stepped up with four three-pointers in the final 5 minutes to make Asvel force do-or-die Game 3.
| Semifinals Playoffs, best of 3 games |
| Record | Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | | 1 | Le Mans (1) | 82 | 60 | June 7 | | 1 | Roanne (4) | 67 | 73 | - | | 1 | Nancy (2) | 86 | 79 | June 7 | | 1 | Asvel Basket (3) | 75 | 92 | - |
| Semifinals games | | Game 1 | Le Mans vs. Roanne | 82-67 | May 31 | | Game 1 | Nancy vs. Asvel Basket | 86-75 | May 31 | | Game 2 | Roanne vs. Le Mans | 73-60 | June 4 | | Game 2 | Asvel Basket vs. Nancy | 92-79 | June 3 | | Game 3 | Le Mans vs. Roanne | - | June 7 | | Game 3 | Nancy vs. Asvel Basket | - | June 7 |
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