MUNICH (FIBA Europe Cup) - The point of the season has been reached, where the new FIBA Europe Cup champion has been crowned and different statistics and probabilities are now no longer as significant as perhaps just a week ago.

The only number that does count more than ever before in this campaign is the one proudly embedded in the name of the new title-holders, Nanterre 92.

Nevertheless, let us continue our tradition and, for the last time this season, examine the week's big numbers by diving head-first into the most important game of the FIBA Europe Cup season.

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In terms of players, the only common thread between the Nanterre team that lifted the EuroChallenge trophy in 2015 and the one that celebrated the club's second European title this year is the club's long-time member Mykal Riley, who has spent six seasons playing for coach Pascal Donnadieu in two separate stretches.

Having missed the Final against Trabzonspor Medical Park two seasons ago, the now 31-year-old forward did get a chance to participate this time, averaging 5.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 steal in a triumphant series against Elan Chalon.

Mykal Riley got his second European title with Nanterre

Nanterre won the FIBA Europe Cup on April 25, almost exactly two years after winning the EuroChallenge Final, which took place on April 26, 2015 in Trabzon.

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Moustapha Fall was dunking all over Nanterre in their own gym, with four thunderous finishes at the rim for the Elan Chalon giant, who stands at 2.18 meters.

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The 25-year-old big man slammed the ball home three times in the first quarter alone and caused problems for opponent centers throughout the game, collecting 17 points on perfect 7-of-7 shooting.

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Players from four different countries became FIBA Europe Cup champions this season. From the 11 players who appeared on the court for Nanterre during their international campaign, five were from France, four from USA and one each from Germany and Nigeria.

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The triumph in the FIBA Europe Cup was the last game of the season for Talib Zanna. The man wearing jersey number 5 for Nanterre put his health on the line and played through an injury in all three title-deciding contests over the past week – the French Cup and both legs of the tie against Elan Chalon.

The big man will now be given time off until the end of the season to take care of the knee that has bothering him.

Talib Zanna got the big reward for his sacrifice

"He is still a young player, this was his first European experience, and he has invested a lot in these three games. He’s been precious on the defensive end, and has always looked to play for the team, so he has helped us a lot in winning these trophies," Nanterre head coach Pascal Donnadieu said after the game.

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The following weather forecast was true for Nanterre, once again: a hail of three-pointers in the first half and a severe drought from outside after intermission.

Just like in the first leg of the title-deciding series against Elan Chalon, Pascal Donnadieu's side simply couldn't miss in the first two quarters, going 12-of-16 from three-point range before making just 2-of-10 of their attempts in the second half.

Nanterre had made 9-of-16 shots from deep before the halftime break in the first game in Chalon-sur-Saone before going stone cold and converting on just one of their next 10 attempts last week.

The quartet of Hugo Invernizzi (7 three-pointers), Spencer Butterfield, Chris Warren (both with 6 triples) and Heiko Schaffartzik (4 threes) accounted for all but one three-pointer for Nanterre, with Mykal Riley adding his name to the list with one make from outside the arc.

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It took just 20 minutes and 23 seconds for Nanterre to match their low-scoring first-leg scoring output of 58 points in the second game at the Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez.

After another 88 seconds, that mark was passed as Spencer Butterfield knocked down a three-pointer that had shortly extended the home team's lead to a game-high 14 points at 61-47.

Elan Chalon reached the 58-point mark with 4:02 remaining in the third period on a Moustapha Fall conversion inside the painted area.

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Elan Chalon head coach Jean-Denys Choulet introduced the team's starting point guard John Roberson to the 40-minute club, with hopes of squeezing the maximum from one of the team's leaders in the last game of the season.

Unfortunately for Elan Chalon fans, the ever-consistent Roberson didn't deliver this time. The playmaker had a disappointing game with 9 points on 3-of-9 shooting, 2 assists and 4 turnovers.

His teammate Moustapha Fall also played the full game, but it was already the second time for the big man in the FIBA Europe Cup after playing the full 40 minutes in the second leg of the Semi-Finals against Telenet Oostende.

No one on the Nanterre roster needed to labor without rest in either leg of the Final, but point guard Chris Warren did play 40 minutes once this season, when the short-handed Pascal Donnadieu side faced Bnei Herzliya in the Second Round.

92

Having changed the club's official name from JSF Nanterre to Nanterre 92 in February of 2016, the team set out to better represent the Hauts-de-Seine department in the western suburbs of Paris, in which Nanterre is situated.

In its first full season after the name change, the club have already triumphed in the French Cup and the FIBA Europe Cup, leading to only one conclusion – Pascal Donnadieu and his side might have found their lucky charm in number 92.

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