This Tuesday evening, six meetings were played on behalf of the 30th day of Betclic ELITE. At the top of the table, Dijon fell to Paris (87-83). ASVEL made short work of Champagne Basket (64-92) while Nanterre 92 knocked over Elan Béarnais (75-78). At the same time, Limoges resisted Fos-Provence (89-97) while Le Portel stopped Cholet’s good run (84-90). Finally, JL Bourg won after extra time against Roanne (95-82).
Paris beats Dijon
After two wins in a row against Monaco and Le Portel, the JDA Dijon hoped to continue on the Paris basketball floor. Trailing 11 points at halftime (45-34, 20′), Nenad Markovic’s players failed to stop the Paris attack and turn the tide to win. Despite a big David Holston (23 points and 10 assists), the JDA Dijon could not do anything against the duo Kyle Allman (25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists) – Ismael Kamagate (19 points and 7 rebounds). Paris Basketball went on to win 87-83 and provided precious success in keeping Betclic ELITE in mind.
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ASVEL takes place against Champagne Basket
The electric shock from the carriage change will not have occurred on the side of Champagne Basket. This Tuesday, ASVEL made short work of a Champagne team that was unable to react offensively. Thanks to a very good start to the game and a very well-oiled collective, TJ Parker’s men played their basketball game. Elie Okobo (19 points and 7 assists) notably got his team off to a very early start in the game. ASVEL won very big (64-92) and sank a little more Champagne Basket.
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Nanterre beats Elan Béarnais
After two consecutive defeats, Elan Béarnais received Nanterre with the firm intention of winning to resume their advance in the race for the play-offs. Leading by 3 small points at halftime (40-37, 20′), de Palois relied on the effectiveness of Vitalis Chikoko (16 points and 4 rebounds) and Hamady Ndiaye (7 points) to stay in the game. When they came back from the locker room, the Nanterriens clearly accelerated and left thanks to the duo Thomas Wimbus (17 points and 6 rebounds) – Bastien Pinault (14 points and 3 rebounds). the awakening of Brandon Jefferson (22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists) was too late to make a difference. Thanks to a very good second period, Nanterre won by the wire (75-78) and gave Pau a third loss in a row. Not the right way to prepare for the Coupe de France final against Strasbourg on Saturday…
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Nicolas Lang delivers Limoges to Marseille
Limoges CSP continues its frenetic race to the play-offs. Despite a bad start to the game, the Limougeauds reacted perfectly after an excellent Nicholas Lang (25 points and 3 assists). Under the impulse of a Lasan Kromah very effective (26 points), Fos-Provence held on to the CSP in this first period (51-49, 20′). Upon returning from the locker room, the crossover between the two teams continued. Contested from start to finish, this section saw the Limoges CSP win at the end of the suspense (89-97). With this newfound success, coupled with the defeats of its direct competitors, Limoges took a giant step towards the play-offs by even integrating the Top 4, with its nine wins in ten matches. A dream evening, the antithesis of that of Fos-Provence falling into the relegation zone.
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Le Portel stops the beautiful series Cholet
After the big win over JL Bourg, Cholet Basket wanted to continue this Tuesday with the reception of ESSM Le Portel. Deprived of Luke Nelson who injured the knee, the men of the regional stage, Éric Girard, managed to stop Cholet’s beautiful momentum. But holding on to the break (45-41, 20′), Laurent Vila’s men could count on a Yoan Makoundou ubiquitous (14 points and 4 rebounds) to stay in the game. On returning from the dressing room, carried by Mouphtau Yarou (18 points and 7 rebounds), gave the Stellists a real boost to take off in the best of times (60-68, 30′). Thanks to an excellent second half, Le Portel won, ending Cholet’s good run (84-90). With this success, the Stellasts have carried out a very nice maintenance operation.
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Bourg-en-Bresse overthrows Roanne after extra time
Now far from the play-offs, JL Bourg hoped to resurface on Tuesday after the heavy defeat to Cholet on the final day. This Tuesday, Laurent Legname’s men won after extra time against Roanne (95-82). Under the impulse of JaKeenan Grant (20 points and 3 rebounds) and Loren Jackson (15 points and 3 assists), Jean-Denys Choulet’s men quickly took the lead (35-46, 20′) but saw the Bressans gradually return to the game, even though they were still 13 points ahead in the final quarter. Behind the whole match, Laurent Legname’s men relied on a great Norris Cole (26 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists) to take overtime, also taking advantage of a miss by Johnny Berhanemskel on the free-throw line 5 seconds from the final buzzer, and knocking over Jean-Denys Choulet’s team (95-82) . The JL Bourg offers a breath of fresh air after a very complicated period. Conversely, Roanne isn’t done trembling yet.
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