By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne marched on with another victory in the French League, this time over JL Bourg at home (104-71), to improve to a 17-2 record in the Jeep Elite standings.
Amine Noua stepped up for the hosts and posted a team-high performance with 23 points, while David Lighty followed with 19 points.
JL Bourg led the first period 30-20, though ASVEL’s comeback in the second period (with a partial 36-10 score) set the mood for the final outcome of the game.
After 19 weeks of action in the French league, ASVEL is at a tie with Monaco on top of the standings, followed by Dijon (16-3), Levallois (14-5) and Cholet (12-7).
Jeep Elite Day 19 results:
Gravelines-Dunkerque – Roanne 90 – 61 (Thompson 20, Johnson 21)
Chalons-Reims – Le Mans 78 – 87 (Baron 17, Emegano 13)
Monaco – Elan Bearnais 89 – 76 (Bost 19, Dentmon 16)
Orleans – Limoges 78 – 84 (Strawberry 22, Christon 21)
Dijon – Cholet 97 – 68 (Sulaimon 20, Stockton 16)
Chalon/Saone – Levallois 90 – 98 (Armand 18, Chikoko 20)
Boulazac – Le Portel 80 – 74 (Auda 14, Zelionis 28)
Nanterre – Strasbourg 85 – 70 (Moore 21, Scrubb 18)
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne – JL Bourg 104 – 71 (Noua 23, Andjusic 23)
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