Paris (AFP)
Monaco won on Saturday 86-70 at home against Strasbourg, in trouble this season, during the 7th day of the Championship of France basketball, where Dijon and Bourg-en-Bresse, both victorious, continue their beautiful journey.
The Monegasques (3rd), who led almost the entire match, had a fit Kim Tillie (13 pts, 6 rebounds) to win and erase their defeat last Saturday against Boulazac.
The SIG, coached by the French coach Vincent Collet, chained her a third defeat in a row and points to a dangerous 17th place.
The good deal of the evening is signed Dijon (5th) and Bourg-en-Bresse (4th), respectively Gravelines winners (95-76) and Le Mans (86-55), which allows them to stay at the top of the ranking , in contact with the podium.
Another victory, that of Cholet (6th), who won at home (80-72) against Le Portel (18th), who has won only one game since the beginning of the season.
Nanterre (12th) believed in an incredible comeback, but was finally unable to avoid the loss against Orleans (13th), yet misclassified. Revenues at the start of the fourth quarter at -2 points, the Nanterrians, without their inner prodigy Victor Wembanyama (15, 2.18m) finally left on the bench, were beaten by the Loiretaine formation (68-63).
At the Coliseum, Boulazac surprised Chalon-sur-Saone, making a beautiful second half to win the final 85 to 71. With this second win in two games, Boulazac back to 8th place.
Finally, in an important match at the bottom of the standings, Limoges, 14th, deprived of the American Maruc Ginyard unavailable several weeks, broke Châlons-Reims (92-76), 7th.
ASVEL, still undefeated leader in the Elite league this season, faces Sunday Roanne (16th), who split Tuesday from his coach Laurent Pluvy. His dolphin, Boulogne-Levallois moves him on the floor of Elan Béarnais (11th).
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