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LNB - France
French League, Game 18: February 5-6, 2010
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 Le Mans keeps leading the French League standings with a 16-2 record. Cholet Basket is second at 14-4 with Gravelines not far away at 12-6. Le Mans downed Chorale Roanne 73-58 at home on Saturday. Dee Spencer paced the winners with 22 points and 8 rebounds. Marc Salyers added 14 while Maleye Ndoye had 13 for Le Mans, that led 55-51 late in the third quarter. A 10-2 run that Ndoye capped with a triple sealed the outcome, 65-53, as Roanne never recovered. Cholet rallied to edge Vichy 64-63 at home also on Saturday behind 18 points from Sammy Mejia. Cholet trailed 44-54 late in the third quarter but returned to the game. Free throws by John Linehan and Mejia in the final 40 seconds allowed the hosts to escape with a win. In an all-Euroleague showdown, Orleans thrashed Asvel Basket 55-76 to improve to 11-7. Cedrick Banks paced the winners with 25 points on 6-of-11 three-pointers. Mindaugas Lukauskis led Asvel with 16 points. Orleans led 33-42 at halftime and boosted its margin to 41-55 after 30 minutes to seal the outcome long before the final buzzer. Nancy dropped to 11-7 due to a 92-74 road loss against Elan Chalon. Taj Gray paced the winners with 27 points and 11 rebounds. Kaniel Dickens and Ricardo Greer each had 16 points for Nancy. Steed Tchicamboud added 14 while Jeff Greer got 10 for the guests, that led 35-38 at halftime. Chalon rolled after the break and cruised to a well-deserved win. In other games, Gravelines edged Rouen 77-80, Poitiers topped Hyeres-Toulon 77-82, Paris beat Dijon 84-72 while Le Havre downed Strasbourg 83-71 behind 20 points from JJ Miller. MORE |
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French League, Regular Season, Game 18: February 5-6, 2010
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LAST GAME GAME 18
February 5-6, 2010 |
| Day |
Match |
Result |
| Feb. 5 |
Asvel Basket vs. Orléans |
55-76 |
| Feb. 6 |
Rouen vs. Gravelines |
77-80 |
| Feb. 6 |
Hyeres-Toulon vs. Poitiers |
77-82 |
| Feb. 6 |
Chalon/Saone vs. Nancy |
92-74 |
| Feb. 6 |
Cholet vs. Vichy |
64-63 |
| Feb. 6 |
Le Mans vs. Roanne |
73-58 |
| Feb. 6 |
Paris-Levallois vs. Dijon |
84-72 |
| Feb. 6 |
Le Havre vs. Strasbourg |
83-71 |
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NEXT GAME GAME 19
February 12-13, 2010 |
| Day |
Match |
| Feb. 12 |
Nancy vs. Le Mans |
| Feb. 12 |
Gravelines vs. Le Havre |
| Feb. 13 |
Strasbourg vs. Rouen |
| Feb. 13 |
Dijon vs. Hyeres-Toulon |
| Feb. 13 |
Roanne vs. Cholet |
| Feb. 13 |
Orléans vs. Vichy |
| Feb. 13 |
Paris-L. vs. Chalon/Saone |
| Feb. 13 |
Poitiers vs. Asvel Basket |
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STANDINGS |
TG |
W |
L |
P+ |
P- |
| 1 |
Le Mans |
18 |
16 |
2 |
1432 |
1251 |
| 2 |
Cholet |
18 |
14 |
4 |
1356 |
1287 |
| 3 |
BCM Gravelines |
18 |
12 |
6 |
1376 |
1371 |
| 4 |
Orléans |
18 |
11 |
7 |
1399 |
1288 |
| 5 |
Nancy |
18 |
11 |
7 |
1467 |
1325 |
| 6 |
Roanne |
18 |
10 |
8 |
1405 |
1423 |
| 7 |
Vichy |
18 |
10 |
8 |
1335 |
1233 |
| 8 |
Paris-Levallois |
18 |
9 |
9 |
1433 |
1405 |
| 9 |
Hyeres Toulon |
18 |
9 |
9 |
1459 |
1460 |
| 10 |
Asvel Basket |
18 |
8 |
10 |
1363 |
1288 |
| 11 |
Poitiers |
18 |
7 |
11 |
1265 |
1350 |
| 12 |
Le Havre |
18 |
7 |
11 |
1337 |
1467 |
| 13 |
Strasbourg |
18 |
6 |
12 |
1416 |
1526 |
| 14 |
Chalon/Saone |
18 |
5 |
13 |
1395 |
1423 |
| 15 |
Rouen |
18 |
5 |
13 |
1317 |
1481 |
| 16 |
Dijon |
18 |
4 |
14 |
1348 |
1525 |
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French League, Season 2009-10
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| The always unpredictable and exciting French League returns with Asvel Basket as the team to beat. Asvel started a new era with the league title last season and has put together a very competitive team with new arrivals like Curtis Borchardt, Mindaugas Lukauskis and Bobby Dixon. Laurent Foirest, Ali Traore and Ben Dewar round out a deep, competitive roster. Nancy, Orleans, Le Mans and Chorale Roanne are aiming to dethrone Asvel. Nancy kept the Greer brothers and has a solid frontline led by Akin Akingbala and Marcus Slaughter. Le Mans is deeper than last season with marquee additions like Marc Salyers and Zack Wright to play alongside Dee Spencer and JP Batista. Orleans counts on Laurent Sciarra, Cedrick Banks and Austin Nichols to run a very interesting backcourt. Meanwhile, Roanne is set to compete for the title with Pape-Philippe Amagou, Dylan Page and Ralph Mims as its main players. Dijon may be the surprise team this season with Nick Fazekas, Sean Marshall and Damir Krupalija leading the team. Gravelines, with Cyril Akpomedah, Zaki Aboubacar and Tony Stanley, will fight for a playoff spot, just like Strasbourg, which counts on Alain Digbeu, Tremmell Darden and David Simon to lead the team next season. The regular season is played in a 30-round round-robin format. The top eight teams will make it to the playoffs. There best-of-three quarterfinals and semifinals set the stage for the title game at the Palais Onmisport Paris-Bercy, host of the 2010 Euroleague Final Four. |
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