Cholet falls short against Tofas Bursa in Basketball Champions League top 16

Cholet was already playing an important match with a view to qualifying for the final stages of the Basketball Champions League. For its 3rd match in the BCL top 16, CB took to the floor of Tofas Bursa, with the same record as the Mauges club before this Wednesday. But after this evening’s meeting, it is the Turks who have one more victory than the Choletais, who could never hope to win (84-71).

Offensive rebounds without the reward behind…

Cholet was never in the game against Tofas, despite a surprisingly subdued atmosphere in Turkey. If CB was able to rely on very good individuals, like a Neal Jacket thunderous at the start of the match (13 points and 17 rebounds, including 10 offensive), Bursa shone more thanks to its collective (five players with ten points or more). A meeting configuration very similar to that of the match lost by Strasbourg the day before against the leader of the Malaga group.

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Despite a slight domination in rebounding, particularly offensively (22 Choletaise shots against 15), allowing ten more shots to be attempted in the game (71 against 61), Laurent Vila’s team was never able to reduce the gap under the 9 points from the end of the 2nd quarter (42-31, 20′). Despite a resurgence of skill driven by Craig Randall II (14 points with 4/14 success on shots and 6 assists for 3 lost balls) and a slight defensive burst (52-43, 25′), the Mauges club ended up taking on water in the last quarter. time (up to -23). The rain of Turkish outside shots (15/31 at 3-points against 8/34 for CB) ended up getting the better of the partners of Tidjane Salaun (11 points and 5 rebounds)

Aim for 2nd place

With Malaga’s faultless performance for the moment (three victories), first place already seems inaccessible, hence the importance of this match lost against Tofas Bursa. Cholet will still have the opportunity to rebuild during the return phase, even if two trips are to be expected (to Strasbourg and Malaga).

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2024-02-07 19:10:14
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