By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
AS Monaco pulled away to beat LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, 74-64.
Prevailing in Salle Gaston Medecin on Sunday shaped a 2-1 lead in the Semifinals of the Betclic Elite Playoffs 2025. Staying at home, Game 4 of a best-of-five series is on Tuesday.
After squandering a nine-point advantage, stemming from 15 unanswered points in the first quarter, the team coached by Vassilis Spanoulis went into a double-digit cushion midway through the fourth period.
Mouhammadou Jaiteh tallied a team-high 15 points, while Matthew Strazel and Elie Okobo added 14 and 12 points, respectively. In addition to suspended Mike James and injured Daniel Theis, Vitto Brown also sat out for the back-to-back LNB champions. Donatas Motiejunas and Juhann Begarin suited up but did not play.
For the visitors, Theo Maledon registered a game-high 22 points. Andre Roberson posted a 13-point, 15-rebound double-double to go with five steals. Charles Kahudi and Mbaye Ndiaye remained sidelined, while Tarik Black and Ben Bentil stayed on the bench.
Later Sunday, top-seeded Paris beat JL Bourg, 103-93, in Ekinox to sweep the best-of-five series. Making 6/12 from the field, back-to-back season MVP, T.J. Shorts II posted a 27-point, 14-assist double-double for Tiago Splitter’s side.
Daulton Hommes, Leon Kratzer, and Collin Malcolm remained out for the team based in the French capital, as well as Xavier Castaneda of Bourg.
Play In Tournament
Elan Chalon – JDA Dijon 106-85
SLUC Nancy – Saint-Quentin 81-88
JDA Dijon – Saint-Quentin 92-79
Betclic Elite Playoffs
Quarterfinals (best of three)
Paris – JDA Dijon 2-1 (100-87, 79-80, 114-88)
Cholet – JL Bourg 0-2 (71-95, 89-94)
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne – Elan Chalon 2-1 (100-96, 69-76, 99-75)
AS Monaco – Le Mans 2-1 (76-69, 87-88, 85-76)
Semifinals (best of five)
Paris – JL Bourg 3-0 (100-89, 117-103, 103-93)
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne – AS Monaco 1-2 (94-74, 77-94, 64-74)
Finals (best of five)
Paris – LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne / AS Monaco