The round was exceptionally exciting as seven games ended with a tiny margin. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
First defeat of league’s leader Elan Bearnais (2-1) against Limoges CSP (3-0) 109-82 was the most important game of the last round. Elan Bearnais will play next round against TOAC trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Limoges CSP will try to continue on its current victory against Bordeaux on the road.
Le Portel defeated Versailles at home 83-72. Versailles will play next round against Cergy-Pontoise trying to get back on the winning streak. Le Portel will try to continue on its current victory against Gravelines on the road.
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Monaco (2-1) in Villeurbanne on Sunday night. Visitors were rolled over by ASVEL (3-0) 86-67. ASVEL will meet at home Antibes in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Monaco will play against Saint Vallier and hope to secure a win.
There were no big surprises in other games of round 3: winless Le Cannet lost to undefeated Antibes on the road 54-96. Aix-Maurienne won against Saint Vallier on its own court 93-88. Winless St-Chamond was outscored by Montpellier in a road game 93-66. Marseille lost to undefeated Fos-Provence at home 102-105. Roanne defeated Vichy-Clemont on the opponent’s court 75-62. TOAC was beaten by Adour Dax in a home game 73-76. Bordeaux won against Boulazac on the road 81-79. Stade Rochelais managed to outperform Touraine on its own court 88-72. Orleans managed to beat Cholet in a road game 98-92. Blois defeated Poitiers at home 84-76. Challans was beaten by Rennes on the opponent’s court 90-73. Lorient won against Angers in a home game 76-71. Quimper unfortunately lost to Nantes on the road 64-66. Winless Evreux lost to undefeated Le Mans on its own court 64-113. Le Havre was defeated by Caen Basket in a road game 72-75. Rouen beat Massy at home 82-76. Lievin destroyed Cergy-Pontoise on the opponent’s court 84-64. Nanterre managed to outperform Gravelines in a home game 68-67. St-Quentin rolled over Levallois on the road 65-33. Denain crushed Orchies on its own court 93-62. Lille lost to undefeated Chalons-Reims in a road game 82-88. Strasbourg won against Gries/Oberhoffen at home 67-63. Paris outscored Charenton on the opponent’s court 92-65. Winless Punch lost to undefeated Nancy in a home game 73-93. Bourg lost to undefeated Dijon on the road 61-85. Jura beat CFBB Paris on its own court 53-50. Chalon lost to Oullins in Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon 57-70.
Group A
ASVEL – Monaco 86-67
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Monaco (2-1) in Villeurbanne on Sunday night. Visitors were rolled over by ASVEL (3-0) 86-67. ASVEL will meet at home Antibes in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Monaco will play against Saint Vallier and hope to secure a win.
gschID: 1194678
Antibes – Le Cannet 96-54
No shocking result in a game when Antibes (3-0) crushed at home Le Cannet (0-3) 96-54 on Sunday. Antibes will meet ASVEL in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Le Cannet will play against Aix-Maurienne and hopes to get finally their first victory.
gschID: 1194679
Aix-Maurienne – Saint Vallier 93-88
Aix-Maurienne used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Saint Vallier 93-88 on Sunday night. Aix-Maurienne will meet Le Cannet (#5) on the road in the next round. Saint Vallier will play against Monaco and hopes to get finally their first victory.
gschID: 1194680
Group B
Montpellier – St-Chamond 93-66
Rather predictable result when Montpellier (1-1) rolled over at home St-Chamond (0-3) 93-66 on Sunday. Montpellier will meet Roanne on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. St-Chamond will play against Marseille and hopes to get finally their first victory.
gschID: 1194708
Marseille – Fos-Provence 102-105
Not a big story in a game when Marseille (1-2) was edged at home by Fos-Provence (3-0) 105-102 on Sunday. Fos-Provence will meet at home Vichy-Clemont (#5) in the next round. Marseille will play against St-Chamond in Saint Chamond and hope to win that game.
gschID: 1194709
Vichy-Clemont – Roanne 62-75
Everything went according to plan when Roanne (3-0) defeated on the road Vichy-Clemont (0-2) 75-62 on Sunday. Roanne will meet at home Montpellier (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Vichy-Clemont will play against Fos-Provence in Fos-sur-Mer and hopes to get finally their first victory.
gschID: 1194710
Group C
Limoges CSP – Elan Bearnais 109-82
First defeat of league’s leader Elan Bearnais (2-1) against Limoges CSP (3-0) 109-82 was the most important game of the last round. Elan Bearnais will play next round against TOAC trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Limoges CSP will try to continue on its current victory against Bordeaux on the road.
gschID: 1194738
TOAC – Adour Dax 73-76
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when TOAC (1-2) was edged at home by Adour Dax (1-2) 76-73 on Sunday. Adour Dax will meet at home Boulazac (#6) in the next round. TOAC will play against Elan Bearnais in Pau and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
gschID: 1194739
Boulazac – Bordeaux 79-81
No shocking result in a game when Bordeaux (2-1) edged on the road Boulazac (0-3) 81-79 on Sunday. Bordeaux will meet at home Limoges CSP in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Boulazac will play against Adour Dax (#4) in Candresse and hopes to get finally their first victory.
gschID: 1194740
Group D
Stade Rochelais – Touraine 88-72
Stade Rochelais used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Tour 88-72 on Sunday night. Stade Rochelais will meet Poitiers (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Touraine will play against Cholet and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
gschID: 1194768
Cholet – Orleans 92-98
There was a small surprise when Orleans (1-2) won against on the road Cholet (1-2) 98-92 on Sunday. Orleans will meet at home Blois in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Cholet will play against Touraine and hope to win that game.
gschID: 1194769
Blois – Poitiers 84-76
The game between closely ranked teams ended with Poitiers‘ (1-2) road loss to Blois (3-0) 76-84 on Sunday. Blois will meet Orleans (#5) on the road in the next round. Poitiers will play against Stade Rochelais and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
gschID: 1194770
Group E
Rennes – Challans 90-73
Rennes used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Challans 90-73 on Sunday night. Rennes will meet Quimper (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Challans will play against Lorient and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
gschID: 1194798
Lorient – Angers 76-71
There was no surprise when Angers (1-2) lost on the road to Lorient (3-0) 76-71 on Sunday. Lorient will meet Challans (#4) on the road in the next round. Angers will play against Nantes and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
gschID: 1194799
Nantes – Quimper 66-64
There was a surprise result when Nantes (1-2) edged at home Quimper (1-2) 66-64 on Sunday. Nantes will meet Angers (#6) on the road in the next round. Quimper will play against Rennes and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
gschID: 1194800
Group F
Evreux – Le Mans 64-113
Very expected game when Evreux (0-3) was smashed at home by Le Mans (3-0) 113-64 on Sunday. Le Mans will meet at home Caen Basket (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Evreux will play against Massy and hopes to get finally their first victory.
gschID: 1194828
Caen Basket – Le Havre 75-72
Caen Basket used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Le Havre 75-72 on Sunday night. Caen Basket will meet Le Mans on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Le Havre will play against Rouen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
gschID: 1194829
Rouen – Massy 82-76
Not a big story in a game when Massy (0-3) lost on the road to Rouen (3-0) 82-76 on Sunday. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Rouen will meet Le Havre (#4) on the road in the next round. Massy will play against Evreux and hopes to get finally their first victory.
gschID: 1194830
Group G
Cergy-Pontoise – Lievin 64-84
But Cergy-Pontoise was not able to use a home court advantage and was outplayed by the opponent from Lievin 84-64 on Sunday night. Lievin will meet at home Nanterre in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Cergy-Pontoise will play against Versailles and hopes to get finally their first victory.
gschID: 1194858
Nanterre – Gravelines 68-67
There was a minor upset when Gravelines (2-1) was edged on the road by Nanterre (2-1) 68-67 on Sunday. Nanterre will meet Lievin (#5) on the road in the next round. Gravelines will play against Le Portel (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
gschID: 1194859
Le Portel – Versailles 83-72
Le Portel defeated Versailles at home 83-72. Versailles will play next round against Cergy-Pontoise trying to get back on the winning streak. Le Portel will try to continue on its current victory against Gravelines on the road.
gschID: 1194860
Group H
Levallois – St-Quentin 33-65
But Levallois was not able to use a home court advantage and was crushed by the opponent from Saint-Quentin 65-33 on Sunday night. St-Quentin will meet at home Denain in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Levallois will play against Lille and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
gschID: 1194888
Denain – Orchies 93-62
Very expected game when Orchies (0-3) was smashed on the road by Denain (2-1) 93-62 on Sunday. Denain will meet St-Quentin (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Orchies will play against Chalon and hopes to get finally their first victory.
gschID: 1194889
Chalons-Reims – Lille 88-82
There was a surprise result when Chalons-Reims (1-0) won against at home Lille (2-1) 88-82 on Sunday. Chalons-Reims will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Lille will play against Levallois and hope to secure a win.
gschID: 1194890
Group I
Strasbourg – Gries/Oberhoffen 67-63
Not a big story in a game when Gries/Oberhoffen (0-3) lost on the road to Strasbourg (2-0) 67-63 on Sunday. Strasbourg will meet Nancy on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Gries/Oberhoffen will play against Charenton (#4) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
gschID: 1194918
Charenton – Paris 65-92
Everything went according to plan when Paris (2-0) outplayed Charenton (1-2) in Charen ton-Le-Pont 92-65 on Sunday. Paris will meet at home Punch (#6) in the next round. Charenton will play against Gries/Oberhoffen and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
gschID: 1194919
Punch – Nancy 73-93
There was no surprise when Punch (0-3) was outleveled at home by Nancy (3-0) 93-73 on Sunday. Nancy will meet at home Strasbourg (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Punch will play against Paris and hopes to get finally their first victory.
gschID: 1194920
Group J
Dijon – Bourg 85-61
Dijon used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from Bourg 85-61 on Sunday night. Dijon will meet Chalon (#4) on the road in the next round. Bourg will play against Jura and hope to secure a win.
gschID: 1194948
Jura – CFBB Paris 53-50
Jura used a home court advantage and edged the opponent from Paris 53-50 on Sunday night. Jura will meet Bourg on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. CFBB Paris will play against Oullins and hopes to get finally their first victory.
gschID: 1194949
Oullins – Chalon 70-57
We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when Oullins (2-1) won against Chalon (2-3) in Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon 70-57 on Sunday. Oullins will meet CFBB Paris (#6) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Chalon will play against Dijon and hope to secure a win.
gschID: 1194950
