The Montréal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Wednesday that despite finishing fourth in the Eastern Conference standings, the club may host the Eastern Conference Play-In game at Verdun Auditorium on Thursday, August 14 at 7 p.m. ET due to the Masters Indigenous Games 2025 (MIG) taking place at The Arena at TD Place in Ottawa.

With two games remaining in the regular season, the Alliance currently holds fourth place in the CEBL’s Eastern Conference with an 8-14 record. Under normal playoff format, the fourth-place team would travel to face the third-place team in the Play-In game. However, due to the MIG taking place at The Arena at TD Place in Ottawa, the Alliance would serve as the host venue should Ottawa finish third in the conference standings.

If the Ottawa BlackJacks finish third in the Eastern Conference, the Alliance will host Ottawa in the Play-In game on August 14 at 7 p.m. ET at Verdun Auditorium. The winner would advance to face the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the Eastern Conference Semifinal.

If Ottawa finishes second in the Eastern Conference, the Alliance would travel to Scarborough to face the Shooting Stars in the Play-In game.

All Alliance season ticket members have playoff tickets included in their membership and will receive an equivalent seat at Verdun Auditorium for the playoff game on August 14, should the team host.

Fans can sign up for priority access to tickets for the potential playoff game at alliancemontreal.ca/en-ca/priority-access.

The CEBL’s Eastern Conference Play-In and Semifinal games are scheduled for August 14 and 16, respectively, with Championship Weekend taking place in Winnipeg from August 22-24.