“Monaco” (21-11), defended by Donatas Motiejūnas, enjoyed an important victory in the Euroleague, which 87:77 (23:12, 21:28, 12:21, 31:16) beat Villerban ASVEL (7-25).
With two rounds remaining before the end of the regular season, “Monaco” is in third place in the standings, and “Panathinaikos” of Athens (20-11) is filling its back.
It was the 10th win for Saša Obradović’s men in their last 11 meetings.
| Player of the match | |
| EFF 26 | |
| Alpha Diallo | |
| Points | 15 |
| Accuracy | 5-8 |
| Rebound balls | 6 |
| Effective passes | 3 |
Motiejunas contributed to the victory in 13 minutes with 4 points (2/3 doubles, 0/1 triple), 4 rebounds, an error, a provoked foul and 6 utility points.
Before the decisive quarter, the Lithuanian team had a deficit of 7 points (56:63), but the last 10-minute section belonged to them completely. In the middle of the half, Elie Okobo changed the result with penalties (69:68), then Jaron Blossomgame and Paris Lee exchanged two points (71:71).
And from that moment, Motiejūnas’ team organized a 13-0 run, leaving ASVEL no chance to think about victory (84:71). In the last minute, the hosts softened the result, but it didn’t change anything.
Nando de Colo’s spectacular shot:
The Monaco team was led to victory by Alpha Diallo, who had 15 points (5/6 doubles, 0/2 triples, 5/5 penalties), 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 26 utility points in 30 minutes.
Elie Okobo was the most productive among the winners, scoring 16 points in 26 minutes (4/6 doubles, 2/7 triples, 2/3 penalties).
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 23 points (3/5 doubles, 5/6 triples, 2/2 penalty), 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 29 efficiency points in 28 minutes for the Villerban team.
In the next match, the Monaco club will play against Kaunas “Zalgiris” at home on April 4.
ASVEL: Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot 23 (5/6 trg, 7 rpg, 29 rpg), Joffrey Lauvergne (5/9 doubles) and Edwin Jackson (4/4 doubles) 13 each, Nando’s de Colo 9 (2/4 tr., 9 resp., 4 tr.).
Monaco: Elie Okobo 16 (4/6 doubles, 2/7 triples), Alpha Diallo 15 (5/6 doubles, 5/5 penalty, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 26 usage), Jaron Blossomgame 13 (4/6 doubles, 5 rebounds), Mike James 12 (4/7 doubles, 4 rebounds), Jordan Loyd (4/6 doubles ) and Donta Hall (6 rebounds) 9 each.
Match Review:
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