Lofton and and Le Mans advance to French League playoff finals

Chris Lofton hit five three-pointers and scored 25 points to lead Le Mans to an 85-79 overtime victory over Strasbourg in the decisive Game 5 of the semifinals of the Jeep ELITE French League playoffs today.

Lofton was 7-of-16 from the field including 5-of-9 on three-pointers. He was 6-of-6 from the free throw line and grabbed three rebounds and had three steals.

Le Mans will play Monaco in the best-of-five finals. Game 1 is Wednesday in Monaco.