Elite: ASVEL and Monaco cling
While Boulogne-Levallois consolidated its first place on Friday, ASVEL and Monaco responded with success against Bourg-en-Bresse and Cholet. Roanne, for his part, at the Orleans red lantern.
Boulogne-Levallois does not escape at the head of the Betclic Elite. Victorious of Limoges this Friday at the opening of the 8th day, the Metropolitans saw ASVEL keep second place. The Villeurbannais, a week after the setback conceded in Paris, took the best of Bourg-en-Bresse on the floor of the Astroballe. A 10-0 at the end of the first quarter allowed Chris Jones’ teammates (19 points, 6 rebounds) to widen a first significant gap in this meeting but the Burgiens clung to only two points behind. half-time.
The start of the third quarter allowed ASVEL to widen the gap again but the teammates of Rasheed Sulaimon (19 points) and Axel Julien (18 points) lose in the end by eight points (85-77 ). With this sixth victory in eight games, ASVEL remains runner-up to Boulogne-Levallois. But TJ Parker’s players retain the same record as Monaco at the start of the season. Indeed, the Principality’s players have retained Cholet on their floor. Hanging in the first ten minutes, the “Roca Team” passed the overdrive in the second quarter.
The teammates of Yakuba Ouattara (23 points) and Brock Motum (22 points, 9 rebounds) presented a 22-5 on the way to half-time, reached with a 17 point lead for Monaco. An ascendant that the Monegasques have consolidated on the return to the floor, entering the last quarter with a margin of 34 points. Yoan Makoundou (12 points) and his teammates continued to drink the cup in the last ten minutes for a 43-point victory for Monaco (102-59). At the bottom of the table, Roanne has a little more the red lantern Orléans with a victory of 18 points (94-76) which was built from the first quarter for the Choir.
BASKET – BETCLIC ELITE / 8TH DAY
Friday, November 12, 2021
FOS on sea – Paris: 65-60
Le Portel – Pau Lacq Orthez : 89-93 (ap)
Dijon – Châlons-Reims: 94-89
Boulogne-Levallois – Limoges: 80-74
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Le Mans – Strasbourg: 88-80
Nanterre – Gravelines-Dunkirk: 88-86
Sunday November 14, 2021
Monaco – Cholet: 102-59
ASVEL – Bourg-en-Bresse: 85-77
Roanne – Orleans: 94-76