Manhandled at home, the players of Boulogne-Levallois ended up winning 84-77 against Pau-Orthez to join Dijon at the top of the French Jeep Elite basketball championship, Saturday in an advanced match of the 17th day. Led 46-36 at half-time, the Parisians inflicted a scathing 26-13 on the Palois in the fourth quarter to remain undefeated and join the Côte-d’Or club, the only other team with five wins to no loss. Boulogne-Levallois was able to count on the strength of its collective, with 4 players over 10 points, and in particular on the individual performance of its winger Maxime Roos, author of 21 points and 7 rebounds in 25 minutes on the floor. Pau-Orthez, who occupied 4th place in the standings before this match, drops to 7th place with 3 wins for two losses.
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