In these last two matches before the break (except for the Leaders Cup finalists, Orléans and Roanne), the teams throw their last strength into the battle. Two matches in five days, before a big break of more than two weeks. So obviously, this dynamic opens the door to surprising results. This is what happened this Friday, February 13, with upheavals at the top and bottom of the rankings.
Challans and Évreux reap (rare) victories!
It’s the event of the evening in the second division: Challans has won a match! Which hasn’t happened since… October 17th. It’s Châlons-Reims, still without Djordje Milosevic, who gave in in the Salle Michel-Vrignaud against the locals (49% on shots, 43% on 3-pointers and 76% on free throws). Enough to satisfy the Vendée coach Maxime Bureauwhose statement earlier this month in West France is a premonition: “The boys train hard. I am convinced that their work will pay off. We want to rediscover the taste of victory and bring the Michel-Vrignaud room back to life. » Not enough to give them any air in the ranking, as the delay on the first non-relegation is significant (5 victories).
Another surprising result: the victory of Evreux (17th) against Vichy (5th). But surprising, perhaps not for Dounia Issawho was wary of this Norman team before the match at The Mountain : “Faced with these teams who want to save themselves, the challenge is just as tough. We saw it in Challans. They won’t want to give up anything. » The Vichy coach had seen it all, since his team lost 75-72, a few days after the slap suffered in Roanne. But the JA was able to breathe when seeing its direct competitor Denain also bow, in the shock against the tireless leader from Roanne (89-83). Denain (4th) and Vichy (5th) are still tied at 14 wins for 9 losses, two defeats behind the Blois-Orléans duo.
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The @ChoraleRoanne won in the prestigious match of this 23rd day of#ELITE2 thanks to an XXL performance 🔥🙌 pic.twitter.com/LiKYH1tKtb
— ELITE 2 (@ELITE2_officiel) February 13, 2026
Blois misses the boat; Antibes, Nantes and the ASA are relaunching in the play-in race
There is in fact no longer a victory gap between the two Centrico rivals. Because the ADA lost a valuable match this evening in Antibes (81-71), due in particular to a failed first quarter (29-13) and the 22 points conceded to a Garlon Green definitely in great shape at the moment. The Blésois were, however, complete having had a full week of work, which has not happened often this season.
Precious points gone, because at the same time Orléans was quick to beat Caen (70-78) and thus get back on level terms. The Orléanais, whose aggressiveness and hardness had been complimented by the opposing coach Jean-Baptiste Lecrosnierdominated the battle for rebounds (40 to 33) and stole 10 balls, which weighed in the balance. The arrival of Darel Poirier to strengthen the Caen domestic sector is still awaited.
With Antibes, two other winning teams this evening are knocking on the doors of the Top 10: Nantes and ASA. Nantes first, which confirms its playoff objective by returning to victory in a beautiful way against Rouen, 107-85. L’Hermine, who has just extended his coach Remy Valin until 2028, took advantage of the 29 points coming off the bench from his American Kyle Riddley. Finally, ASA beat La Rochelle (97-89) in a duel between two direct competitors. The Rochelais do not capitalize on their great victory at Hyères-Toulon in the middle of the week, and now find themselves 14th with 5 defeats in their last 6 matches.
𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 🥇🥈🥉
The @ChoraleRoanne now has a small mattress at the top of the#ELITE2 🔝
Write in the comments what position your team is in ✍️🤔 pic.twitter.com/QEEY6bu1sr
— ELITE 2 (@ELITE2_officiel) February 14, 2026
date: 2026-02-13 23:46:00
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