The visitors Beşiktaş Sompo Japan played head-to-head basketball with their French hosts in the first half, but due to a late Nanterre rally, were down 42-33 at the break. They rallied back and closed the gap in the dying minutes, only to see the home team weather the storm for a 5-point Basketball Champions League group game victory.Despite the loss, Beşiktaş Sompo Japan advanced to the tournament's Last 16 as group leaders. They gathered 10 wins out of 14 matches.