The French cup 16th of final began yesterday night with three games. Le Mans and Nancy cruised to away wins respectively in Orchies (NM1) and Rouen (Pro B). The third encounter was between two teams of the second division: Aix Maurienne made the court advantage count with a 76-63 win as Ehawa-Ekanga scored 15 and Jonathan Hoyaux 14. The rest of the games will be played on Tuesday 18.