Bourg-en-Bresse terraces Cholet and puts pressure on Asvel

2023-12-10 00:37:24

By Le Figaro with AFP

Published 21 minutes ago, Updated now

Zaccharie Risacher. IMAGO/nordphoto GmbH / Hafner / Imago / Panoramic

The Bressans beat Cholet this Saturday evening (88-78).

Bourg-en-Bresse inflicted a seventh consecutive defeat on Saturday on Cholet 88-78, retaining its fourth place in the French Elite championship, and putting Asvel, which travels to Paris on Sunday, under pressure.

Thanks to this second success in a row, Zaccharie Risacher (top scorer of the match with 20 points) and his teammates now have 10 victories and 5 defeats. Third, Asvel has one less defeat but will not have an easy match in Paris, third behind Avel and Monaco, which will also play on Sunday at Portel.

Just behind Bourg in the standings, Nanterre won on the wire in Dijon 84-82, thanks to a basket at the buzzer from leader Benjamin Sene. Thanks to this second consecutive victory, Pascal Donnadieu’s men, with 9 victories and 6 defeats, temporarily overtake Nancy, who host Limoges on Sunday, to take 5th place in the championship and remain in contact with Bourg-en-Bresse.

Red lantern of the championship, Boulogne-Levallois, the former club of Victor Wembanyama which also has a series of defeats in the NBA with the Spurs, suffered its 13th defeat (for 2 victories), beaten at home by Le Mans 100-88.

The Manceaux, who ended a series of three defeats in the Paris suburbs, are in 9th place, with the same record as Chalon-sur-Saône (7 victories-8 defeats), which inflicted its 7th defeat on Blois in in a row (93-75). Eighth, the Chalonnais currently occupy the last qualifying place for the Leaders Cup, which will be organized in February 2024.

Three clubs are already guaranteed to participate in this competition, the three leaders Monaco, Asvel and Paris: thanks to Roanne’s victory on Saturday at the promoted Saint-Quentin (64-57), the Parisians won their ticket for the Arena of Saint-Etienne Métropole.

Penultimate in the championship, the players from Gravelines-Dunkerque gave themselves a little breathing room by winning 67-56 at home against Strasbourg, who nevertheless remained on three consecutive successes. With a record of 4 victories and 11 defeats, they are getting closer to the first non-relegation place, Blois, 15th in the championship (5-10).