By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
AS Monaco defeated La Rochelle 84 – 68 on the road in a game for Round 28 of the French League. The Monegasque side was particularly impressive in the second half, dominating 48 – 19.
Alpha Diallo and Jordan Loyd led Monaco in scoring with 16 and 15 points respectively. Petro Cornelie added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Monegasque side that was without Mike James.
Michael Caicedo had 14 points and 10 rebounds for La Rochelle.
Dijon pulled off the upset by beating Paris Basketball 96 – 95 in Adidas arena. Axel Julien (16 points, 11 assists) and Marquis McDuffie led (16 points) led six Dijon players in double figures.
Nadir Hifi paced Paris with 19 points. This was the first French League loss for Tiago Splitter’s team since March and after eight straight wins.
After these results, Monaco is 22 -6 and Paris 22-7.