Manchester Basketball fall against Elan Chalon in the FIBA Europe Cup.

Manchester host Elan Chalon in the FIBA Europe Cup, where Manchester are looking to get revenge after losing the reverse leg away to the French side.  Keon Thompson and Kaiyem Cleary both led the way for MCR with 16 points eavh.

Chalon opened with an alley-oop dunk, but Kayne Henry answered straight away with a dunk of his own. A Kaiyem Cleary three and fast-break layup then helped MCR build a 12-7 lead midway through the quarter. Elan hit back with a 10-0 run to take the lead, and the first quarter ended Manchester 19-23 Elan. In the second quarter Chalon found their range from deep, with Jeremiah Hill’s threes pushing the lead out to double figures. Jonathan Brown replied with a three, and Shelton scored five points to keep MCR within reach. Chalon had the final say and the score going into halftime was Manchester 33-44 Elan.

Elan led by as many as 15 early in the third, but Manchester refused to go away. Cleary hit a three  and scored seven points in the quarter, and Matt Nicholson and Shelton both scored inside the paint. MCR outscored Chalon 6-2 in the final two minutes to cut the deficit, but a Matheo Leray layup at the buzzer made it Manchester 54-63 Elan. The visitors closed off the game in the fourth, Thompson scored 10 points for MCR in the quarter, but Chalon’s lead reached 24 and the game finished Manchester Basketball 73-94 Elan Chalon.

Manchester are back in action Sunday 15 November at home against the Bristol Flyers at 3pm. Tickets are live now!

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