Without Akin Akingbala, Nancy struggled all game long on offence inside against the size of Asvel, who tied the series at 1-1 with a 91-79 victory. Matt Walsh led all scorers with 21 points, Edwin Jackson was the x factor with 20 and Mike Gelabale added 16 for Asvel. As for Nancy, Willie Dean (19 points) and John Linehan (15pts, 4ass, 4ste) were not enough to make up for the bad night of Tremmell Darden and Moussa Badiane.