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Aline Chatel
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What a game ! At the end ofa fight startedundecided until the last seconds, Caen Basket Calvados won a big victory, this Friday, December 5, 2025 in front of Antibes (94-89). Trailing by three points in the last minute of play, the Caennais produced a high-flying finish to put an end to a series of two defeats. The Palais des Sports was once again on fire.
Crazy money time
The decision was made in money time. The CBC was in front by a short header after a winning shot from Sofiane Briki (78-76, 37′) then an “and one” from Clément Cavallo (81-78). But the Antibes were far from having given up. They thought they were turning off the Vol’Caen for a moment, but it didn’t last. Pushed by its audience, Caen equalized with Radshad Davis at three points (84-84). There was one minute left to play. Bathiste Tchouaffe had not said his last word. Him too hit three points (84-87). There were 44 seconds left to play.
The rest was written by my basketball magic in the hands of Siyani Chambersa free throw then a winning shot to his credit (88-87). Kentan Facey then crushed the racket of a furious dunk on the counterattack (90-87). Antibes did not recover. The atmosphere was crazy.
An incomprehensible arbitration
The CBC could have made its task easier if it had not lacked regularity. His first quarter? Excellent. When Antibes was short of solutions, danger came from everywhere in the Caen ranks. Youri Golitin and Antoine Rojewski, however, set the tone (27-17, 10′). But the Cébécists quickly fell back into their ways. Static in attack, the Caennais suffered a deluge of errors in defense. In a tense atmosphere, in front a furious public in the face of extremely unfavorable arbitration decisionsAntibes came back on the heels of its opponent (44-45, 20′).
Internationals in great form
Clément Cavallo had already four fouls on his record. The imbalance was striking: 18 faults on the Caen side… nine on the Antibes side! The tension continued after returning from the locker room. The Normans struggled to maintain their composure. After counting nine points behindthey were two short lengths away at the start of the last quarter (62-64, 30′). Everything would therefore be decided during the last ten minutes, which have never stopped being disputed.
Led by their leader Chambers, the Caennais were impeccable in the decisive moments. Radshad Davis (20 points) and Kentan Facey (16 points), just returned from selection, delivered a great performance, like Antoine Rojewski (15 points in 15 minutes, 6/6 shooting). Caen moves forward and will face La Rochelle on Friday December 12, 2025.
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