Nancy had extended the suspense by defeating Cholet on Friday night, and now Chalon took advantage to get back within two wins from the French champs too. It won 81-79 against Pau, which needed the win to keep any chance to make the playoffs. Ilian Evtimov scored 14 points while Aminu and Haynes added 13 each. Roanne hangs on to fifth position thanks to a 75-67 home win over Le Havre despite 21 points from Bernard King. Nsonwu-Amadi finished top scorer with 17 for Roanne. Le Mans made a step further towards securing 8th position with an 88-82 win in Poitiers, which is dangerously flirting with the relegation zone. Le Mans built its success on a superb performance from Alex Acker, who scored 33 points. Joao Batista added 19 and Antoine Diot chipped in with 16 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds. Finally, crucial win for Vichy against Strasbourg although Vichy could not win the basket average and stays last from bottom, just behind Strasbourg.