Three wins behind the leaders, Cholet, with three games to play, winning the regular season looks pretty difficult for Nancy but Darden and co are not done yet. Indeed, they came away from Cholet with a 79-68 win, which means they have turned the basket average around, having been beaten by 10 and won this one by 11.
Asvel continues to pile up victories, the latest coming at home at the expense of a desperate Limoges team, 79-75. Pops Mensah-Bonsu did it all with 24 points and 17 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Gravelines had the better of Hyeres-Toulon 81-64 as Juby Johnson (14 points) led 6 players in double figures, while Paris gathered an important win in Orleans in the fight to stay up. Lamont Hamilton was the main man with 26 points and 11 rebounds.