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Jaron Blossomgame had 20 points in a victorious effort against Nancy, while ASVEL suffered their second defeat in as many French League games this season.

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AS Monaco (2-0) secured their second French League win by knocking down Nancy (1-1), 89-76 (19-18, 24-24, 31-22, 15-22).

Roca Team's newcomer Jaron Blossomgame had a team-high 20 points, connecting 4 shots from deep in 5 attempts. He also added 4 rebounds and 1 assist for 20 PIR.

Monaco: Jaron Blossomgame 20, Alpha Diallo 15 (6 AST), Jordan Loyd 13, Yakuba Ouattara 12 (6 REB), Donatas Motiejunas 10.

Nancy: Roberto Gallinat 25, Donte Grantham 14, Luke Fischer 13.

In the other game, ASVEL Villeurbanne (0-2) suffered their second straight LNB Pro A loss.

EuroLeague club stumbled against newly-promoted Ada Blois (2-0), 82-86 (19-20, 26-27, 13-23, 26-16).

Last season, Blois earned a promotion to the French top-tier division for the first time in the club's history.

Ada Blois: Thomas Cornely 16 (7 AST), Djordje Gagic 13, Timothy Vergiat 13, Keandre Cook 12 (7 REB), Jaime Smith 10.

ASVEL: David Lighty 17, Amine Noua 13, Nando De Colo 11, Joffrey Lauvergne 10 (10 REB).

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