Davon jefferson drained 20 points, took 7 rebounds and distributed 3 assists as Asvel inflicted a rare defeat to the league leaders, Roanne, 77-65.
The champions 2009 keep moving back up the table after a horrible start to the season, gathering an important win to qualify for the ‘Semaine des as’ (the French cup between the top 8 teams).
Pau Orthez also made a step towards the cup participation with a thrashing of Le Havre, another contender, 88.62. Antoine Mendy had 20 points and 6 rebounds while Teddy Gipson collected 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Asvel is now 6th (7-6) and Pau 8th (6-7). The rest of this round 13 will be played tonight.