Well back from a bad start to the season, Strasbourg continued its good series during the resumption of the French Elite basketball championship by beating Roanne (91-83), Saturday for the 16th day.
The Strasbourg residents had finished the year in style before the break by dominating Victor Wembanyama’s Boulogne-Levallois, they started 2023 on the same dynamic by dominating a rival for the race for qualification, settling in 9th place.
Roanne, who had difficulty overcoming Limoges on Thursday (88-87 victory) for a late match of the 13th day, fell to 11th place.
This fierce match against Roanne seemed at first to cost Limoges also blunt and largely dominated in the first quarter against Bourg-en-Bresse (30-16), before finally winning (76-68), the two teams pointing respectively to sixth and seventh place in the championship.
Deprived for a few months of its leader Justin Bibbins, injured, Nanterre, in difficulty this season, was on a par with Cholet for a long time, before cracking in the last quarter, suffering his third consecutive loss (84-78). Cholet took second place in the championship behind leader Monaco and ahead of Boulogne-Levallois.
Winner of the Peristeri Greeks in the Champions League on Tuesday, Dijon (4th) dominated the penultimate of the Nancy championship (90-84), despite the performance of Nancy winger Stephane Gombauld (24 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists ).
The 16th day continues Sunday and Monday with in particular the meeting between Blois and Le Mans (Sunday, 5:00 p.m.) and the clash between Boulogne-Levallois and Asvel (Monday, 8:00 p.m.).