Elan Chalon and Cholet Basket tie atop the French League standings, each with a 14-5 record. In the biggest game of this round, Asvel Basket moved up to 10-9 by topping Cholet 89-77 behind 27 points and 13 rebounds from Pops Mensah-Bonsu. Mickael Gelabale added 19 points, Matt Walsh had 11 while Kim Tillie and Davon Jefferson each got 10 for Asvel. Sammy Mejia led Cholet with 23 points. Vule Avdalovic added 14, DeMarcus Nelson had 11 while Antywane Robinson got 10 for the guests. Asvel overcame an early deficit to get a 46-36 halftime margin, managing to keep a comfortable lead from that moment until the final buzzer. Chorale Roanne dropped to 13-6 due to a 74-78 road defeat against Nancy. Tremmell Darden led Nancy with 28 points. Dylan Page led Roanne with 20 points, Philippe Braud added 13, Pape Philippe Amagou 12 and Jean-Michel Mipoka 10. Roanne rallied from a double-digit deficit in the final 8 minutes to get a 74-72 edge but a final 0-6 run allowed Nancy to win the game down the stretch. Le Mans improved to 9-10 by topping Paris-Levallois 73-71 at home on Saturday. Michalis Kakiouzis led the winners with 21 points. Antoine Diot added 16 while Ben Dewar had 14 for Le Mans. Free throws by Diot and Marc-Antoine Pellin allowed Le Mans to hold off the guests' wild fourth-quarter rally. In other games, Pau-Lacq-Orthez beat Hyeres-Toulon 82-70, Gravelines topped Poitiers 74-80, Le Havre bested Limoges 93-74, Orleans edged Vichy 65-67 while Chalon defeated Strasbourg 78-79.