The sequence of matches does not scare the men of Sasa Obradovic, who will play Sunday at 2:30 p.m. against SIG their fourth match in the space of five days.

The key is a place in the final of the Coupe de France on April 23 at Paris-Bercy, the stage of the competition that the Roca Team has never reached.

The trip from the Principality to Maine-et-Loire was made by private plane, Obradovic said on Friday evening, otherwise the Monegasques would not have been able to play this match against Bourg-en-Bresse.

The Americans Dwayne Bacon, Mike James and Will Thomas, as well as Alpha Diallo and Donatas Motiejunas, were rested, which did not prevent the Roca Team from winning, carried by 16 points from Paris Lee, and the 12 points of Danilo Andusic and Donata Hall.

For a place in the final, they will have to get rid of Strasbourg in the semis, the Alsatians having brought down the Metropolitans 92 of Boulogne-Levallois, leaders of the French championship with Monaco, 95 to 87.

Strasbourg will have the opportunity to take their revenge for the defeat suffered in the Principality ten days ago, after two extensions and on a totally improbable shot from Bacon at the last second.

It remains to be seen in what state Monaco will approach this Cup meeting.

In the evening, the double title holders (2019 and 2021) from Villeurbanne lost against Gravelines 79 to 78, on a buzzer shot from Kenneth Kadji.

ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne coach Terence Parker chats with point guard Elie Okobo, during a timeout of the Euroleague match against Zalgiris Kaunas, on October 1, 2021 at the Astroballe Arena PHILIPPE DESMAZES AFP/Archives

Tenth in the standings of the French championship, the Northerners will challenge Pau-Orthez in the semi-finals on Sunday.

The Palois enforced the logic at the start of the afternoon against the red lantern of Elite, Fos-sur-Mer, winning 93 to 72.

A historic French basketball club, Elan Béarnais has not played in the Coupe de France final since its third victory in 2007 against Nanterre.

The opportunity is great against a team they have dominated twice in Elite, the last time last week in the Palais des Sports Pau (87 to 82), on behalf of the 23rd day of Elite .

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The program

Sunday

(2:30 p.m.) Monaco - Strasbourg

(5:00 p.m.) Pau-Orthez - Gravelines

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