Cholet secured its first match of the season in the Basketball Champions League (BCL) with a decisive 99-79 victory over Hapoel Holon on Tuesday. The win marked a strong start to their campaign in Group F, following a 20-point victory over Nancy three days earlier in the Betclic ELITE league. The performance was highlighted by Amadou Fall, a young guard/forward who scored 15 points in just 16 minutes. Fall became the second player under 18 years old to score at least 15 points in a BCL match, following Alperen Sengun, who achieved this feat three times during the 2019-2020 season. Fall's efficiency was notable, as he made three of his four shots, including two three-pointers, and converted all seven of his free throws. He also added three rebounds and five assists, earning an evaluation score of 18, though he had four turnovers, which was the main drawback of his performance. Three days prior, Fall had played only five minutes in Cholet's victory against Nancy in the Betclic ELITE league (85-76), without scoring and with only one assist. His playing time more than tripled against Hapoel Holon, and his offensive production followed suit. The performance of Cholet was also collective, with both Fall and Aaron Towo-Nansi, both under 18 years old, playing over 15 minutes. This made Cholet only the second team in BCL history to have two players under 18 years old play for such a long duration in the same match. Previously, Bandirma had achieved this in March 2020 with Furkan Haltali and Alperen Sengun. The match, held in Samokov due to security concerns in Israel, initially favored Hapoel Holon, which led 23-19 after ten minutes, driven by Adama Sanogo. However, Cholet turned the game around in the second quarter, winning 33-9 and leading 52-32 at halftime. They maintained this lead until the end, securing the same score as at halftime, with an 8-point margin. Mohamed Diarra was the top scorer of the game with 23 points, followed by Sanogo with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Fall supported the main offensive contributor of Cholet in a game that was decided before halftime. Towo-Nansi contributed in a different way, with no shots attempted but five decisive passes, two rebounds, four steals, and one block in 22 minutes. Like Fall, he also had four turnovers. Together, the young Cholet players delivered 10 of the 20 decisive passes of their team. In the match against Nancy, Towo-Nansi had already played 19 minutes, scoring 7 points, recording 2 rebounds, and making 3 assists. These two appearances gave him significant playing time in both the league and the BCL. Fall, on the other hand, used the European match to contribute more significantly to the scoring. Cholet had started their previous BCL campaign with a 19-point loss to Badalone. This time, the team from the Mauges entered the competition with a 20-point victory against an opponent they had faced the previous season, with each team having won one of their previous encounters.