Asptt Arras won their fourth consecutive match in beating Nantes-Rezé (72-64). However it was not an easy game.
In the first period Nantes-Rezé were the stronger team and led (27-23) with Michele Van Gorp (left) scoring 8 points.
The second period was less spectacular. With Sarah Michel back to her best Arras went into the interval trailing by a single point.
After the sequence of scores from Michel for Arras and Van Gorp over it was the offensive action by Marielle Amant that gave Arras the lead briefly.
Nantes-Rezé refused to be put down and a Camille Aubert three-pointer gave them the advantage (51-49) by the end of the third period.
Michel fired in a three-pointer at the start of the final quarter that put the hosts in the lead for good (52-51).
Despite the efforts of Van Gorp (with a rare three-pointer) and Jessica Moore, Nantes-Rezé were unable to stop Arras and Stéphanie Beuzelin with a pair of three-pointers as they held on to win.
Michel and Amant led the scoring with 16 points. Leilani Mitchell and Beuzelin scored 13 points each. Bernie Mosby also finished in double digits with 12 points.
For Nantes-Rezé Van Gorp was the player of the match with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Moore scored 14 points and was joined in double digits by Sandrine Ronot with 10 points.
Lattes-Montpellier have had problems at the free-throw line. Despite only scoring 3-from-8 in the last couple of minutes, they hung on to win on the road against Basket Landes (66-61).
Pauline Krawczyk led the scoring for Montpellier with 23 points.
With the victory Montpellier assure their place in the LFB next season as they cannot be caught by the teams in the last two positions of the LFB regular season table.
Villeneuve d’Ascq consolidated their position in third place with a road victory (73-63) against COB Calais.
Calais who had to play without Sara Leemans also had to utilise Lauren Neaves on one leg. She is having problems with her right knee.
All the same with Ann-Sophie Pagnier scoring three-pointers at will Calais led (19-17) by the end of the first period.
Calais continued to play aggressively and within three minutes of the second period they had increased their advantage (29-22).
Then Ljubica Drljaca (left) started the Villeneuve revival with 8 points as her side started to take control of the game (34-31) with 18 minutes played.
Calais fell apart and Villeneuve went into the break with a 10-point lead (41-31) after scoring 13 unanswered points.
Calais tried their best to bring down the score but fell further behind by the end of the third period (48-62).
Villeneuve never looked in trouble for the rest of the game and with four players in double digits made up for their defeat earlier in the season against Calais.
Lady Comfort only managed 14 minutes on court due to getting in foul problems. But she still managed 15 points with 6-from-6 from the field.
Aix-en-Provence showed no mercy to Clermont-Ferrand during the first half of their match and led (44-29).
Then Aix ended the game as a contest by the end of the third period leading (68-44) with Hollie Grima (right) on perfect form with 15 points with 5-of-5 from the field.
Erik Lehmann was able to turn his bench during the final period as Aix ran out winners (78-63). Belgium international Laurence Van Malderen led the scoring with 19 points.
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In the first period Nantes-Rezé were the stronger team and led (27-23) with Michele Van Gorp (left) scoring 8 points.
Lattes-Montpellier have had problems at the free-throw line. Despite only scoring 3-from-8 in the last couple of minutes, they hung on to win on the road against Basket Landes (66-61).
Then Ljubica Drljaca (left) started the Villeneuve revival with 8 points as her side started to take control of the game (34-31) with 18 minutes played. 
Aix-en-Provence showed no mercy to Clermont-Ferrand during the first half of their match and led (44-29). 
Liz Moeggenberg, (left) the captain of Tarbes this season, has adjusted her game to help the team in all situations. 
