Paris (AFP)

Asvel is not invincible! Villeurbanne fell for the first time in the Elite championship season on the parquet of Le Mans (85-74) Monday on the 15th day, when Monaco ended the unbeaten year at home by beating Bourg-en-Bresse (94- 89).

Tony Parker's club conceded their first loss of the season in the league against Le Mans, completely transformed since the arrival on the bench of Elric Delord in early December (five wins in five matches).

Le Mans turned first at halftime (37-33) and managed to hold the lead until the end of the game, led by the trio Eito-Alexander-Emegano, 54 points between them.

Sealed by an average skill in shots (45%), the Villeurbannais have never been in the game, flirting with the bar of -10 points several times.

The last defeat of Antoine Diot's teammates in the league dates back to the end of January against Dijon (94-77)!

In the poster for this day, Monaco, the dolphin of Asvel, has chained an eighth consecutive victory in the championship, defeating at home Bourg (94-89). Danilo Andjusic's 17 points could not do anything against the collective strength of Monaco (4 players with 10 points or more).

The Roca Team ends the 2019 unbeaten year at the Salle Gaston-Médecin.

In the other meetings, Strasbourg and Nanterre missed the opportunity to win their ticket for the Leaders Cup in mid-February. The SIG was swept by Limoges (77-61) and the Parisians of Nanterre lost at home against Cholet conceding more than 100 units (101-86).

Dijon chained a 4th victory in a row by atomizing at home Elan Bearnais (96-57). Rasheed Sulaimon scored 21 points.

His victim of last Saturday, Boulogne-Levallois, recovered well by going to prevail on the parquet of Gravelines (80-70).

A free throw by Jaron Johnson gave victory in the final moments to the Elan chalonnais against Roanne (85-84), and Boulazac bowed after extra time against Orléans (97-93) and the 38 points of the Bosnian Miralem Halilovic.

Finally, nothing is going right at Portel, which has lost all of its away games this season. This time, it was in Châlons-Reims that the red lantern fell (97-87).

No winter break planned for the players, the 16th day of the championship is scheduled from Thursday to Saturday before the traditional All Star Game of the end of the year, Sunday in Bercy, to close 2019.

© 2019 AFP