Paris (AFP)
Monaco, leader of the French Basketball Championship, cashed its third defeat of the season on the Boulogne-Levallois floor, 80 to 71, leaving Villeurbanne the possibility of regaining the lead on Sunday afternoon.
Asvel, who had a fifth consecutive setback in the Euroleague on Friday evening, will move to Cholet on Sunday mid-afternoon (4:00 p.m.).
But the poster for the 20th day was disputed on Saturday evening in the Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan de Levallois between ASM and Boulogne, 4th and which posted a record of 14 victories for five losses since the start of the season.
Frédéric Fauthoux's men were even during the first two quarters, before accelerating in the third, to give themselves a margin of nine points before the last ten minutes.
The Parisians resisted the return of Monaco to offer themselves the victory not without trembling in the "money time", ending the series of twelve games without defeat of the players of the Rock.
Dijon took advantage of this Monegasque setback and its victory on the Gravelines floor, 88 to 80, to join the Roca Team with the same results.
On the other hand, nothing is going well in Alsace, with Strasbourg which recorded its tenth row loss in all competitions, four in the European Cup and six in the French Championship.
Saturday in his Rhénus room, the men of Vincent Collet sank in the second quarter (29-16) and finally gave up three points against Orleans (80-77).
After having snatched their place in extremis for the Leaders Cup (which brings together the first eight of the Championship at the end of the first leg), they tumble to 11th place.
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