The home team offered exceptional resistance in the first half. The opening quarter provided as many as five lead changes, with Cholet leading 19:17 after ten minutes of play. In the second period, they continued with good play and gained a double-digit advantage (33:21). However, in the last two minutes of the first half, Asvel created a 12:1 run to enter the second half with only a one-point deficit, 34:33.
In the second half, the guests opened better and took a four-point lead, but then there was a new downturn in their game. Cholet knew how to capitalize on that and punished every defensive mistake for a new double-digit lead. Before the decisive ten minutes, the score was 59:52. Both teams struggled to score in the last quarter, especially Cholet, whose players scored only two points in six minutes of play.
Asvel took advantage of this for a 10:2 run and a turnaround to take the lead 62:61. Then, the in-form Mike Scott hit a three-pointer for a plus four, which was enough in the end for Asvel to secure the win. Even when the home team tried to threaten further, Edwin Jackson, inspired by Scott’s example, hit another three-pointer to put the final touch on this game.
VINTAGE EDWIN JACKSON ✔️@LDLCASVEL x @LNBofficiel#SKWEEKLive #BetclicELITE pic.twitter.com/SwS6UMeeLT
— SKWEEK (@skweektv) November 19, 2023