By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Completing Round 15 of the Betclic Elite Regular Season, Paris used an improved effort after the break to take down JL Bourg, 98-89, in Accor Arena.
Pushing his side to a double-digit cushion in the fourth period and eventually to 11-4 in the French league, superstar T.J. Shorts II posted a 22-point, 11-rebound double-double on Sunday. Daulton Hommes, Leon Kratzer, and Maodo Lo did not suit up for the team coached by Tiago Splitter. Jordan Usher and Xavier Castaneda scoring 25 and 24 points, respectively, fell short of a win.
Fellow Turkish Airlines EuroLeague outfit, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne was on the wrong end of one-way traffic in Palais des Sports de Dijon with JDA Dijon dominating after the second quarter en route to a 92-71 victory. Christian Sengfelder dropped 28 points with 8/9 field goals, including three triples. For the team coached by Pierric Poupet, Theo Maledon and Andre Roberson shared a team-high 13 points, while three players remained out, Charles Kahudi (groin), Joffrey Lauvergne (calf), and Mbaye Ndiaye (knee).
On Saturday, Cholet beat SLUC Nancy, 78-71, to improve to a league-high 12-3.
Betclic Elite Round 15
Le Mans – BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque 83-78
SLUC Nancy – Cholet 71-78
Saint-Quentin – SIG Strasbourg 81-70
Elan Chalon – La Rochelle 65-62
Nanterre 92 – AS Monaco 73-81
Limoges CSP – ESSM Le Portel 77-98
JDA Dijon – LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 92-71
Paris – JL Bourg 98-89
STANDINGS: Cholet 12-3, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 11-4, Paris 11-4, AS Monaco 10-4, JL Bourg 9-6, Saint-Quentin 9-6, Le Mans 9-6…