Joined leader before this 24th round, Chalon slipped away against Hyères-Toulon 97-89. The 30 points from Ilian Evtimov were not enough as Cholet took advantage of this step back to become the sole leader after its imperious performance against Le Mans (85-63). Sammy Mejia led all scorers with 25 points, while Christophe Leonard and Vule Avdalovic added 12 each. Gravelines and Nancy clinched home victories respectively over Le Havre and Pau, while Asvel had been severely beaten on Friday at Orleans 76-59.