Windsor Express to play deciding game five of championship finals
The Windsor Express survived Game 4 of the 2025 Basketball Super League Championship Finals.
The best-of-five series against the Sudbury Five is now tied 2-2, after Windsor won 85-79 at the WFCU Centre Friday night.
The Express lost Game 1 in overtime 103-100. The team then won Game 2 in Sudbury 104-87.
When the series shifted to Windsor on Wednesday night, the Express fell 95-88.
Game 5 shifts the action back to Sudbury on Tuesday, April 29 for a winner takes all game.
- by AM800's Dustin Coffman
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