Cholet failed to overthrow the Poles of Wroclawek in the return final of the Europe Cup (C4) on Wednesday in the Mauges where the CB lost 80-78. Beaten by four points (81-77) in the first leg last week, the Choletais had to win by five points to be crowned.
A gap with which they returned to the locker room (42-37). But the double double of Perry Ellis (17 points, 13 rebounds) was not enough to maintain the advantage for the CB, already weighed down by the absences of Gaylor Curier and Kim Tillie before losing at the last moment his pivot Justin Patton, injured in the first leg. As in the final of the Eurochallenge against Bologna in 2009, the Mauges club stumbles on the last step of the C4.
Dominic Artis’ three-point shot which bounced inside the circle before emerging three minutes from the buzzer (73-71) cost Laurent Vila’s men dearly. A very long distance shot from TJ Campbell maintained a slim hope (78-77). Especially since Kamil Laczynski missed one of his two free throws in stride. But Dominic Artis’ counter remained stuck at 23 points.
