NANTERRE, France (Interstat) — Nanterre defeated visiting Pau-Orthez 78-64 on Saturday in French Jeep Elite play. Joshua Mballa led Pau-Orthez with 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in 23 minutes. Mitchell Saxen added six points, 11 rebounds and three assists for Nanterre in 24 minutes. Xavier Castaneda scored 18 points with one rebound and seven assists in 25 minutes. Thomas Cornely had 11 points, one rebound and three assists for Pau-Orthez in 20 minutes. Fabio Milanese added 11 points, two rebounds and three assists in 17 minutes. Ben Middlebrooks contributed 11 points and six rebounds in 20 minutes. Hugo Yimga Moukouri scored 13 points with four rebounds in 22 minutes for Nanterre. Lucas Dussoulier had eight points, two rebounds, one assist and one block in 17 minutes for Nanterre. Benjamin Sene scored nine points with one rebound and four assists in 17 minutes for Nanterre. J Wan Roberts grabbed six rebounds with four points in 15 minutes for Nanterre. Nanterre improved to 1-0, while Pau-Orthez fell to 0-1. Nanterre will next visit Roanne, and Pau-Orthez will host Dijon.