By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Clinching the top seed of the playoff bracket, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne earned the 79-70 victory versus Limoges CSP Tuesday evening.
Towering center Youssoupha Fall paired 17 points with eight rebounds, both game-highs in the Betclic Elite LNB Pro A Regular Season Round 34 contest. NBA draft prospect Victor Wembanyama did not suit up for the team coached by T.J. Parker.
On a mission to clinch a berth in the Playoffs, Cholet got the job done by defeating AS Monaco, 92-85. Outscoring La Roca Team, 30-14, in the third period was key. Yoan Makoundou registered a season-high 27 points. On the losing end, Mike James had 19 points.
Settling for the third seed, Boulogne Metropolitans 92 was on the receiving end of a heavy defeat, 81-65, to Paris. The winning side staved off relegation. Also facing the threat of being relegated to the second division, Deishuan Booker poured 33 points leading Fos-sur-Mer past ESSM Le Portel, 83-79. Orleans beat BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, 90-87, but became the second team relegated following Champagne.
Round 34 results:
Boulogne Metropolitans 92 – Paris 65-81
Champagne – JL Bourg 93-80
Roanne – Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez 97-103
Cholet – AS Monaco 92-85
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque – Orleans 87-90
Le Mans – JDA Dijon 90-62
Limoges CSP – LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 70-79
ESSM Le Portel – Fos-sur-Mer 79-83
Nanterre 92 – SIG Strasbourg 77-74
Quarterfinals:
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne (1) – Cholet (8)
AS Monaco (2) – SIG Strasbourg (7)
Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (3) – Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez (6)
Limoges CSP (4) – JDA Dijon (5)
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