Paris (AFP)

Dijon stopped the beautiful series of Cholet by winning the Meilleraie 85 to 72, Saturday, the 10th day of the Championship of France basketball.

The Choletes remained on six straight victories but, without their American interior Chris Horton, they missed their game against the Dijonnais, with whom they shared the fourth place.

The JDA had already dug a huge gap at the break (+30) and was never worried. The American interior Richard Solomon and the Nigerian back Rasheed Sulaimon were the best scorers of the Burgundy club with 20 points each.

The Dijonnais (8 wins, 2 defeats) are temporarily only third until the Monaco match against Nanterre Sunday in the Principality.

Villeurbanne, which will host Châlons-Reims on Monday, remains the only undefeated club ahead of Boulogne-Levallois, winner Friday Chalon-sur-Saone (92-88).

Limoges beat Orleans 99 to 87 in the second half (-2 at the break) thanks to the address of his French shooters Hugo Invernizzi and Nicolas Lang (20 points each) and a big total of 15 three-point baskets.

Pau-Orthez lifted his head after a series of five losses by dominating Gravelines 89-80 late in the game (tied within five minutes of the mermaid). Interior Nicolas De Jong scored 19 points for the Bearn Elk.

Strasbourg balanced its balance sheet (5-5) by winning a good victory in Antares against Le Mans 90 to 82 with 22 points from American leader Travis Trice.

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