Thanks to its victory against Limoges 75 to 69 this Saturday, Cholet consolidates its lead at the top of the BetClic Elite. In other results, Bourg en Bresse beat La Rochelle.
Cholet, leader of the Elite Basketball championship, continued its march forward on Saturday, defeating CSP Limoges on its floor (75-69) during the 8th day where the poorly ranked Nancy and Chalon-sur-Saône stood out. The Choletais, who are having an excellent start to the year with now six victories for one setback, consolidate their place at the top of the ranking, while runner-up Asvel will host Nanterre on Sunday evening (7:00 p.m.). Fabrice Lefrançois' men took a very slight lead at the break (34-36) against Nicolas Lang's Limougeauds, who last week became the record holder for three-point shots scored in the first division (record of 755 broken). The CSP, not very effective at three points on Saturday (7/26; 3/8 for Lang), was left behind in the third quarter. A slight start at the end of the match gave Beaublanc supporters hope, but too late.
Limoges beat Chalon-sur-Saône last week, 15th in the standings, which recovered on Saturday to dominate Le Mans (88-84) at home and claim a second victory after that in front of Lyon-Villeurbanne on October 20. . This match was also given to be replayed by the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) on Wednesday after a complaint from Asvel, to which Élan Chalon responded by indicating that it was appealing the decision. Zac Cuthbertson and his 24 points (5 rebounds, 3 steals, 3 assists) were elected MVP of the match. Nancy also made a nice move in the evening against Gravelines-Dunkerque (80-63), which is going through a complicated period with now three losses in a row after those at home against Monaco and Bourg-en-Bresse. The Nancéiens well muzzled their evening opponent who had never scored so little this season in the championship (with only 4/29 from three points), when for his part Caleb Walker finished with 20 points (4 rebounds, 6 assists) .
The JL Bourg, which until now had a record similar to the BCM, for its part enforced logic by winning in La Rochelle (86-78), the red lantern. Frédéric Fauthoux's men, who suffered a defeat at home against Strasbourg, are temporarily in 5th place (5 wins, 3 losses) while awaiting Monaco on Sunday. The Roca Team, with its four consecutive victories in the championship, will host Dijon from 4:30 p.m. while at the same time Paris Basket, in great form in the Euroleague, will go to Saint-Quentin.
