No feat for Cholet, beaten in the beautiful quarter-final against Boulogne-Levallois by Victor Wembanyama. Under pressure after Cholet’s victory at the buzzer in the previous match, Vincent Collet’s troops reacted perfectly, being extremely aggressive at the start of the match to race in the lead.
The Mets 92 were already at +11 (20-9) after 9 minutes and even at +15 at the end of the third quarter (64-49), but Boris Dallo (15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists) and his teammates refused to let go.
With the energy of desperation, they went back to -8 in the last act to hope to afford a heist. With a hyperactive Tashawn Thomas – DeVante Jones – Lahaou Konaté trio, the Mets 92 nevertheless managed to find solutions to maintain the gap, and thus ultimately win the match (81-69) and this quarter-final.
Targeted by the defense of Cholet, Victor Wembanyama (19 points at 8/16 shooting, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks in 34 minutes) put himself at the service of the team, without forcing things.
The Mets 92 are now qualified for the semi-finals, where they will find Asvel. With a Game 1 this Sunday May 28 at the Marcel-Cerdan room then a Game 2 on Tuesday May 30 at the Accor Arena in Bercy. For the rest of the series, Asvel will receive Boulogne-Levallois on June 2, during Game 3 and, if necessary, two days later for a possible Game 4 (June 4). The possible Game 5 would be played on the Boulogne-Levallois floor on June 7.
