By Eurohoops Team / info@eurohoops.net
Day 8 of the Pro A league in France was concluded tonight with Dijon’s impressive 65-85 victory on the road over Pau-Orthez.
Since early on, the visitors had complete control of the game thanks to an unbelievable entrance 2-26 (!) entrance that helped them finish the quarter with a 9-28lead. They managed to keep the upper hand throughout the first half and preserve hat 20-point lead until the final buzzer.
Dijon improved its record to 5-3, while Pau Orthez slipped to 6-4.
Over the weekend, the competition reached its peak with some great and close games to watch. Antibes upset ASVEL at home with a 91-73 victory and improved its record to 3-5, while Le Mans got an important win on the road win against Boris Diaw’s Levallois to remain on top of the standings with a 7-1 record.
Also, Hyeres-Toulon and Boulazac got close, tough victories at home against Nanterre and Le Portel respectively.
Pro A – Day 8 Results:
| HOME | AWAY | FT | HT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| CHALONS REIMS | MONACO BC | 86-96 | 42-42 | 21-24 | 21-18 | 20-34 | 24-20 |
| CHOLET | LIMOGES | 86-89 | 49-54 | 21-22 | 28-32 | 18-13 | 19-22 |
| HYERES TOULON | NANTERRE | 90-86 | 41-40 | 20-25 | 21-15 | 20-23 | 29-23 |
| CHALON/SAONE | JL BOURG BASKET | 93-99 | 35-44 | 13-19 | 22-25 | 26-24 | 32-31 |
| BOULAZAC | LE PORTEL | 88-87 | 45-41 | 20-24 | 25-17 | 23-22 | 20-24 |
| STRASBOURG | GRAVELINES DUNKERQUE | 73-50 | 32-23 | 15-11 | 17-12 | 21-9 | 20-18 |
| ANTIBES | LYON VILLEURBANNE | 91-73 | 42-40 | 16-15 | 26-25 | 31-13 | 18-20 |
| PARIS LEVALLOIS | LE MANS | 76-87 | 33-49 | 12-14 | 21-35 | 22-18 | 21-20 |
| PAU ORTHEZ | DIJON | 65-85 | 29-49 | 9-28 | 20-21 | 18-13 | 18-23 |
Pro A Day 8 – Standings:
| # | TEAM | MP | W | L | POINTS | +/- | |
| 1 | LE MANS | 8 | 7 | 1 | 634 – 544 | 90 | |
| 2 | MONACO BC | 8 | 6 | 2 | 643 – 562 | 81 | |
| 3 | LYON VILLEURBANNE | 8 | 5 | 3 | 623 – 611 | 12 | |
| 4 | NANTERRE | 8 | 5 | 3 | 699 – 674 | 25 | |
| 5 | DIJON | 8 | 5 | 3 | 637 – 603 | 34 | |
| 6 | PAU ORTHEZ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 611 – 569 | 42 | |
| 7 | HYERES TOULON | 8 | 5 | 3 | 580 – 613 | -33 | |
| 8 | JL BOURG BASKET | 8 | 5 | 3 | 692 – 644 | 48 | |
| 9 | CHALONS REIMS | 8 | 4 | 4 | 650 – 692 | -42 | |
| 10 | LE PORTEL | 8 | 4 | 4 | 581 – 587 | -6 | |
| 11 | STRASBOURG | 8 | 4 | 4 | 646 – 602 | 44 | |
| 12 | LIMOGES | 8 | 4 | 4 | 634 – 633 | 1 | |
| 13 | ANTIBES | 8 | 3 | 5 | 611 – 617 | -6 | |
| 14 | GRAVELINES DUNKERQUE | 8 | 3 | 5 | 528 – 589 | -61 | |
| 15 | PARIS LEVALLOIS | 8 | 2 | 6 | 626 – 653 | -27 | |
| 16 | BOULAZAC | 8 | 2 | 6 | 566 – 647 | -81 | |
| 17 | CHOLET | 8 | 2 | 6 | 571 – 633 | -62 | |
| 18 | CHALON/SAONE | 8 | 1 | 7 | 620 – 679 | -59 |