Paris (AFP)
Monaco confirmed its status as the new leader of the Elite championship, won during the previous day at the expense of Villeurbanne, by winning on the Strasbourg prosecutor's office (98-83), Saturday during the 18th day which saw a status quo in the top 8.
The Monegasques won the four quarters (25-21, 24-21, 27-25, 22-16) led by JJ O'Brien (21 pts, 3 rebounds, 4 assists) and Wilfried Yeguete (16 pts, 8 rebounds, 2 passes).
Dijon comforted him, not without difficulty, his third place by coming to the end of the red lantern, Le Portel (86-84) boosted in his room. Hooked in the first three quarters (60-60), the Dijonnais did not measure their opponents until the start of the last period.
The other matches of the evening ended in home victories.
In the flagship match of the day, Boulogne-Levallois held in respect Nanterre (101-90) in the derby of 92, to consolidate their fourth place.
Best attack in the Jeep Elite, Boulogne-Levallois exceeds the 100 point mark for the 5th time. David Michineau (20 pts), Jamel Artis (19 pts) and Votalis Chikoko (17 pts) were the main gunners.
In the top 8, Cholet easily disposed of Gravelines-Dunkerque (83-65) and Bourg-en-Bresse subdued Chalon-sur-Saône from the first period, won 63-32, before releasing the pressure and finally s' impose widely (109-85).
In the second part of the table, Pau-Lacq-Orthez did not have to force against Orleans (82-60), and Le Mans titillated the bar of 100 points to dominate Boulazac (99-78).
The only team at the bottom of the table to have pulled out of the game is finally Roanne, Friday winner of Châlons-Reims (96-89).
Sunday, Villeurbanne will try to get back to the right place in Limoges, after the two consecutive defeats suffered in Jeep Elite in Monaco (79-59), then in Euroleague in Belgrade (83-80) after having let slip an advantage of 19 points.
These two defeats respectively ejected the Villeurbannais from the first place of the championship and the Top 8 of the Euroleague.
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