Vitto Brown returns in Monaco win, Paris rocks 43 points

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

Back-to-back Betclic Elite champion AS Monaco beat ESSM Le Portel, 91-67, in Le Chaudron and jumped to 17-5 in the 2024-25 Regular Season.

Removed from the injury list and playing his first game since early February, 29-year-old Vitto Brown logged ten minutes and shared a team-high 14 points with Matthew Strazel. The 22-year-old guard added seven assists, four rebounds, and one steal on Sunday. Mike James, Jordan Loyd, and Daniel Theis did not suit up for the team coached by Vassilis Spanoulis in Round 23 of the LNB.

Meanwhile, Paris routed BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, 109-66, in Adidas Arena and improved to 17-6. Among seven double-digit scorers, Sebastian Herrera tallied a game-high 16 points, and Nadir Hifi combined 14 points and ten assists but was one rebound shy of a triple-double. Daulton Hommes, Leon Kratzer, and Maodo Lo remained unavailable for head coach Tiago Splitter.

Joining the team based in the French capital at 17-6, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne blew out Elan Chalon, 116-95, in Astroballe. Responsible for eight out of a league record 23 triples, Paris Lee registered a season-high 28 points, and Theo Maledon put in 25 points and seven assists. Besides the known absences of Charles Kahudi, Joffrey Lauvergne, and Mbaye Ndiaye, Ben Bentil also sat out.

In addition to Cholet falling to Le Mans, 91-68, and to 17-6 on Saturday, Desi Rodriguez put up a season-high 32 points, leading Nanterre 92 to a home win, 96-67, over Limoges CSP.

Betclic Elite Round 23

Nanterre 92 – Limoges CSP 96-67
SLUC Nancy – SIG Strasbourg 74-80
JL Bourg – La Rochelle 87-67
Le Mans – Cholet 91-68
Saint-Quentin – JDA Dijon 85-72
Paris – BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque 109-66
ESSM Le Portel – AS Monaco 67-91
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne – Elan Chalon 116-95

STANDINGS: LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 17-6, AS Monaco 17-5, Paris 17-6, Cholet 17-6, JL Bourg 16-7…

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