Monaco goes on, Le Mans recovers
In the last two games of the 22nd day of the Betclic Elite, Monaco had the last word against Roanne (86-80), while Le Mans went to win at Gravelines-Dunkerque (87-98).
The Roca Team suffered but did not let Boulogne-Levallois escape. The day after the Metropolitans’ difficult victory against Orléans, Monaco overcame Roanne (86-80), during the 22nd day of Betclic Elite. In their room, after a timid ename (30-22 for the visitors), the team of Serb Sasa Obradovic reacted ideally before half-time to take the lead at the break (52-49). Unable to escape the scoreboard, Monaco nevertheless left the teammates of Canadian Johnny Berhanemeskel (23 points) alive in the third quarter, before finally finishing the job in the last ten minutes. This 15th success of the season in the league was very collective, with five players over ten points. Indeed, Dwayne Bacon (15), Rob Gray (13), Paris Lee (13), Alpha Diallo (12) and Yakuba Ouattara (12) have notably enabled the premises to remain within reach of Boulogne-Levallois, which still has a extra game. Beaten, the players of Jean-Denys Choulet miss the opportunity to get closer to the top 8.
Le Mans puts the gear forward
In the other meeting of the day, the MSB recovered well. A few days after a heavy defeat in Dijon (100-75), Le Mans has indeed signed a precious success on the floor of Gravelines-Dunkirk this Sunday (87-98). The visitors made the difference in the first two quarters (52-38 for them at the break), before a much more balanced second period (49-46 for the BCM). On the side of the Sarthois, the American Dante Cunningham did very well (21 points and 7 rebounds), well helped by Williams Narace (17 points) and his compatriot Darius Johnson-Odom (12 points and 13 assists). Opposite, other Americans also stood out, namely Jeremiah Hill (17), Ray Jr. McCallum (14) and John Jenkins (13). With this away victory, Eric Delord’s team revived and found themselves in 5th place (14 successes in 22 games), tied with Dijon (4th). Conversely, Gravelines-Dunkerque returns to defeat, they who remained on four defeats in a row before dominating Nanterre recently (87-83). JD Jackson players remain 10th.
BASKET – BETCLIC ELITE / DAY 22
Friday, March 11, 2022
FOS on sea – Strasbourg : 64-72
Chalons-Reims – Pau-Lacq-Orthez : 77-86
Boulogne-Levallois – Orleans: 79-78
Saturday March 12, 2022
The Portal – Limoges : 59-73
Dijon – ASVEL: 82-73
Nanterre – Cholet: 79-71
Paris – Bourg-en-Bresse: 83-72
Sunday March 13, 2022
monaco – Roanne: 86-80
Gravelines-Dunkirk – Le Mans : 87-98