Saint-Quentin and Cholet Secure Betclic Elite Play-off Spots in Final Regular Season Showdown

Faraj Benlahoucine, Media365, published on Saturday May 11, 2024 at 10:59 p.m.

Saint-Quentin and Cholet punched their ticket for the Betclic Elite play-offs this Saturday on the last day of the regular season. Dijon and Nancy remain at the dock.

Before entering the 34th and final day of Betclic Elite, the battle for maintenance had already delivered its verdict. Boulogne-Levallois, Roanne and Blois will play next season in Pro B. However, there were still two qualifying places remaining for the final phase. Among the four clubs concerned, the two which had their destiny in their hands fulfilled their contract. Brilliantly for Saint-Quentin. In spirit, Mathis Dossou guided the SQBB by scoring 18 points during the success gleaned at home against Strasbourg (86-66). Promoted to Betclic Elite, the Aisne team achieved the feat of finishing in the top 8, in 6th position more precisely. In the play-offs, Nolan Traoré and others will face Asvel in a series where the sine qua non condition to reach the last four is to win two matches.

The other lucky winner of the evening is Cholet. Winner at home in Chalon (84-77), the CB grabbed a place in the standings (7th) thanks, among other things, to the double-double of Neal Sako (18 points, 10 rebounds). Cholet will play in the elimination phase the second in the championship, Paris, winner at Le Portel (66-80). The Côte d’Opale club, already qualified before this last episode, nevertheless fell to 8th place. That sends it on its way to leader Monaco in the quarterfinals. The Roca Team finished in style, recording its 29th success in the Blois venue (73-89). Relegated to 9th and 10th places respectively, Dijon and Nancy are the unfortunate contenders. Despite their victories against Le Mans (87-77) and Gravelines-Dunkerque (69-59), the record of 15 victories was not enough.

In other matches, Nanterre won the Hauts-de-Seine derby at Boulogne-Levallois (80-90), and Bourg won at Limoges (86-90). With a double-double (22 points, 11 rebounds), Bodian Massa was on fire. These two teams will face each other in the play-offs with home advantage for the Secular Youth of Bourg-en-Bresse.

The Betclic Elite play-off table

Nanterre (1) – Le Portel (8)
Paris (2) – Cholet (7)
Asvel (3) – Saint-Quentin (6)
Bourg (4) – Nanterre (5)

2024-05-11 20:59:00
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