Limoges swept away by Cholet in Betclic Elite

Saturday afternoon, for the 23rd day, the teammates of Nicolas Lang, injured at the end of the match, were slapped at home by Cholet (82-65) after a one-sided meeting. The success of the previous day against Nancy (82-76), which had ended six losses in a row in all competitions, was not confirmed, far from it, despite the return to play from the inside Desi Rodriguez (9 points, 5 rebounds), absent for two months after surgery.

Without their coach Massimo Cancellieri, sick and replaced by his assistant Massimo Bulleri, the Limougeauds were dominated in the internal fight (40 rebounds to 33) and were exhausted shooting three points (8 out of 33, 24%).

Cholet offensive

Cholet, on the other hand, developed an oiled offensive game, illustrated by 50% success in shooting (42% from three points) and 24 assists, including thirteen for Boris Dallo alone. Dominating before the break (52-31 for Cholet), US pivot Justin Patton had a clear shot (21 points at 9 out of 9 in 22 minutes) and was relieved in the third quarter by Neal Sako (15 points , 7 rebounds) and Perry Ellis before two arrows from TJ Campbell gave the Choletais a 23-point lead (77-54) on offense in the final period.

With this success, Cholet took advantage of Dijon’s defeat on Friday at home to Fos-sur-Mer (97-95) to take two steps ahead of the Burgundians in third place and kept in touch with Boulogne-Levallois.