Real Madrid eliminated ASVEL Villeurbanne from the EuroLeague playoffs, while making another step to reach the postseason.
Real stood tall in France and edged ASVEL (71-74), maintaining its place in the playoff zone.
ASVEL dropped to 12-18 in the standings and has no chance to advance to the playoffs. Meanwhile, Real improved to 18-13.
In the other matches: CSKA Moscow (20-10) – Crvena Zvezda (9-22): 87-72
Anadolu Efes (20-11) – Panathinaikos (10-19): 85-65
Zalgiris Kaunas (15-16) – Maccabi Tel-Aviv (12-17): 81-88
Valencia (17-14) – Bayern Munich (19-12): 83-76
