By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Theo Maledon poured in 27 points, starring for LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in a convincing win, 94-86, over AS Monaco in Salle Gaston Medecin. The 23-year-old guard paired a game-high in points with nine assists on Sunday.
Overcoming an early exit for Joffrey Lauvergne due to injury, the visitors retained the lead in the second half. Nando de Colo did not suit up for Round 22 of the 2024-25 Betclic Elite Regular Season, in addition to Charles Kahudi and Mbaye Ndiaye remaining unavailable.
Snapping a ten-game streak of the defending champions in the top-tier division of France and a three-game losing streak in the head-to-head series opposite La Roca Team, the team coached by Pierric Poupet jumped to 16-6 in the Regular Season, limiting the opponents to 16-5 and fourth place.
On the losing end, Nick Calathes returned to action with six assists but did not score over 15 minutes. Fellow Greek import Giorgos Papagiannis also resurfaced in the lineup for the team guided by Vassilis Spanoulis, tallying four points in 13 minutes. In contrast, Jordan Loyd and Daniel Theis joined Vitto Brown on the sidelines.
On Friday, Paris picked up an away win, 87-79, against SIG Strasbourg and improved to 16-6 in the LNB.
On Saturday, Cholet went up to a league-high 17-5 by defeating La Rochelle, 83-77, in La Meilleraie.
Betclic Elite Round 22
SIG Strasbourg – Paris 79-87
Limoges CSP – JL Bourg 63-87
JDA Dijon – Le Mans 76-74
Elan Chalon – ESSM Le Portel 106-76
Cholet – La Rochelle 83-77
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque – SLUC Nancy 84-87
Saint-Quentin – Nanterre 92 67-76
AS Monaco – LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 86-94
STANDINGS: Cholet 17-5, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 16-6, Paris 16-6, AS Monaco 16-5, JL Bourg 15-7…
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