Boulogne Metropolitans 92 (8-1) took care of business against LDCL ASVEL Villeurbanne (6-3) 85-64 (25-17, 20-20, 23-15, 17-12) to take root in the first place of the LNB Pro A standings.
Metropolitans 92 ran away from their opponents already in the first quarter (21-9). ASVEL managed to close the gap to 6 points (35-41) in the second but the 7DAYS EuroCup club regained the solid lead at the end of the third period (68-52), after a 9-2 spurt.
The last 10 minutes did not bring any intrigue, as Metropolitans 92 advantage reached 27 points (85-58).
Will Cummings was a top performer for the winners, accumulating 17 points (7/12 2PT, 0/2 3PT, 3/3 FT), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 17 PIR.
William Howard led the route for ASVEL, posting 15 points (3/6 2PT, 2/6 3PT, 3/4 FT), 7 rebounds, and 14 PIR.
Metropolitans 92: Will Cummings 17, Jordan McRae 13, Keith Hornsby 11, Vince Hunter 11, Lahaou Konate 10.
ASVEL: William Howard 15, Paul Lacombe 12, Elie Okobo 11.
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