By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Limoges grabbed its first French League win after four straight losses by beating 91 – 81 defending champion Le Mans.
Dwight Hardy scored 20 points and Jordan Taylor posted 16 points plus six assists for Limoges that shot 12/24 3-pointers and finished the game with 25 assists overall. Le Mans didn’t have a sufficient answer for such an effective offense.
NBA Draft first-round prospect Sekou Doumbouya had 10 points (3/6 2-pointers, 1/2 3-pointers, 3/3 free throws), five rebounds and one assist in 21 minutes.
For Le Mans, Michael Thompson had 14 points.
This game concluded Round 25 in the French Pro A League. ASVEL Villeurbanne remains the standings leader after defeating Antibes and improving to 19 – 6.
French League Round 25 Results:
Boulazac – Chalon/Saone 80 – 75
Fos-sur-Mer – Levallois 64 – 72
Antibes – Lyon-Villeurbanne 72 – 87
Strasbourg – Dijon 91 – 78
Cholet – Chalons-Reims 75 – 85
Le Portel – Nanterre 82 – 105
Pau-Lacq-Orthez – Gravelines-Dunkerque 82 – 73
Monaco – Bourg-en-Bresse 85- 74
Limoges – Le Mans 91 – 81
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