Rattlers eliminate 2-time defending CEBL champion Stingers, advance to quarter-finals

There will be a new Canadian Elite Basketball League champion in the 2022 season.

In the opening game of the CEBL playoffs, the Saskatchewan Rattlers took down the two-time defending champion Edmonton Stingers 94-91 in Saskatoon on Thursday.

Saskatchewan, who earned home-court advantage as the fifth seed with an 11-9 record in the regular season, will go on to face the expansion Scarborough Shooting Stars in Sunday's quarter-final.

Canadian stars Adika Peter-McNeilly of Toronto and Calgary's Mathieu Kamba were key in Edmonton's comeback bid, scoring 13 of the Stingers' final 15 points.

With the game at 92-91 and the target score set at 94, Stingers forward and Edmonton native—Jordan Baker fouled Rattlers' sharpshooter Tony Carr.

After being sent to the line, Edmonton players and coaches protested that the scoreboard erroneously showed the Stingers had a foul to give and Saskatchewan should not be given two foul shots.

Taking this energy out East