CHALLANS, France (Interstat) — Vendee Challans defeated visiting Lorient 74-70 on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at Salle Michel Vrignaud. Vendee Challans built a 24-15 first-quarter lead and held off Lorient despite a 31-point third-quarter surge. Nelson Cece paced Vendee Challans with 15 points, 10 rebounds and one assist. Killian Incredule added 16 points, while Marquise Moore had 13 points, four rebounds, four assists and one block. Luka Nikolic scored 10. Lorient’s Adrien Sclear scored 19 points with four rebounds and one assist, and Parfait Njiba added 12 points, five rebounds and four assists. Matthieu Robin had seven points and four assists. Vendee Challans shot 23 of 56 from the floor and 23 of 31 from the free-throw line, while Lorient shot 27 of 64 overall and 9 of 16 from the line. Both teams finished with 14 offensive rebounds and 10 turnovers. Vendee Challans improved to 1-0; Lorient fell to 0-1.