Like Dijon and Saint-Quentin, Cholet had the good performance of the evening on Saturday by winning at home against Portel (89-82) during the 20th day of Betclic Élite.
After a bad series of seven losses in a row between November and mid-December, the Mauges team has bounced back well since the arrival of US reinforcement Craig Randall (21 points on Saturday). She remains on a qualification for the top 16 of the Champions League and on four victories in five Betclic Élite matches. She consolidates her place in the top 8 of the ranking, with ten successes.
Young French people in value
Cholet was never behind on Saturday against the Portelois and maintained a margin of around ten points from the first quarter by relying on a large volume of three points (15 out of 38). The young Frenchmen Gérald Ayayi (22 years old, 18 points) and Tidjane Salaün (18 years old, 17 points), followed on Saturday in the stands by several NBA scouts, highlighted themselves while TJ Campbell delivered 10 assists and scored a almost decisive basket forty-five seconds from the end on an offensive rebound.
Because Le Portel never let go of the match (87-82 with one minute and fifty remaining), with French players also performing well, like Digue Diawara (22 points) and Ivan Février (21 points). But their team had to lose for the fifth time in six matches. Cholet strikes a double blow since it regains the lead from the first leg (87-84) and takes down Le Portel in the standings.
