By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
AS Monaco held on in Antares to beat Le Mans, 81-74, on Sunday.
Mike James tucked in five three-pointers on the way to a game-high 23 points and Matthew Strazel followed with 16 points, helping the team coached by Vassilis Spanoulis repel a late comeback bid and improve to 12-4 in France’s Betclic Elite Regular Season. Besides Jordan Loyd (hamstring) and Elie Okobo (foot), Giorgos Papagiannis sat out the Round 17 fixture as well.
With Paris later defeating Cholet, 90-77, the back-to-back champions reduced the distance from the top of the standings to half a game. In Adidas Arena, Maodo Lo and Nadir Hifi shared a game-high 16 points for the team based in the French capital. Sebastian Herrera and Leon Kratzer did not suit up, and Daulton Hommes (leg) stayed on the injury list.
Entering a three-way tie in first place at 13-4, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne made short work of SIG Strasbourg, 95-70, in Astroballe. Theo Maledon paved the way for the team coached by Pierric Poupet with 16 points, six assists, and five rebounds. Charles Kahudi (groin) and Mbaye Ndiaye (knee) remained sidelined.
Betclic Elite Round 17
Elan Chalon – Limoges CSP 92-76
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque – La Rochelle 94-68
ESSM Le Portel – Saint-Quentin 56-58
JL Bourg – Nanterre 92 100-97
SLUC Nancy – JDA Dijon 85-104
Le Mans – AS Monaco 74-81
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne – SIG Strasbourg 95-70
Paris – Cholet 90-77
STANDINGS: Cholet 13-4, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 13-4, Paris 13-4, AS Monaco 12-4, JL Bourg 11-6…
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