Monaco, largely victorious over Roanne 116-73 on Sunday, continues to lead the Basketball Elite with a 15th success in 16 days while Asvel took 2nd place by beating Châlon 79 to 72.
The Roca Team moved forward after losing 86-74 to the Turks of Fenerbahce in the Euroleague on Friday and easily disposed of the Chorale, which is in 14th place with six victories for 10 losses. The Monegasques were able to count on the young French leader Matthew Strazel, particularly prominent, who stood out with 23 points and 11 assists in 31 minutes. Sasa Obradovic’s players will try to move on to the European scene with the reception of Panathinaikos on Wednesday.
For its part, Asvel, lost in the Euroleague, dominated Chalon, who nevertheless fought back at the end of the match. With 12 victories for 5 defeats, the Villeurbannais are in second place in the ranking, although with one more match. Paris, which entered this 16th day as runner-up to Monaco, fell two places, overtaken by Asvel and by Bourg-en-Bresse, which dominated the capital club 83-81 on Saturday.
Le Portel, the sensation of the fall, also lost at home against Nancy 93 to 88. This second setback in a row (after a good series of eight victories in nine matches), brings down the smallest payroll of the championship in 9th place in the ranking with as many victories as defeats (8).
On Saturday, Cholet ended its black streak of seven consecutive defeats by beating Blois on Saturday 80 to 78, which also had an equally bad record before this match. Nanterre, now 5th in the ranking, had for its part beaten Gravelines 78 to 75 while Boulogne-Levallois had lost again in Strasbourg 74 to 61 and remains stuck in last place in the ranking with 2 victories and 14 defeats.
The 17th day will be played on December 23 with a Nancy/Bourg-en-Bresse poster. However, we will have to wait until December 26 to see leader Monaco travel for a match which promises to be safe in Boulogne-Levallois.