Monaco had a “funeral” at Zenit and της cuts her way to the quartet!

Monaco beat Zenit 86-77 in St. Petersburg for the 22nd game of the Euroleague and stopped the way of the Russians to enter the top four, even with three matches less, favoring Olympiakos.

The French gained a lead in the second period and kept it stable afterwards with double-digit differences.

James contributed more to this with 21, Bacon with 20 and Motejounas with 16 points. For the hosts, Miki stood out with 18 and Kulagin, Kuzminskas with 12 points.

Motiegounas gave Monaco the lead at the start of the match and maintained a double-digit lead for the Monegasques. Zenit made an 8-0 series and equalized shortly before the end of the first ten minutes, which ended with +2 for Monaco.

In the second period, with a partial score of 9-1, Monaco took the lead again, but Zenit’s good defense put them in the match. Kuzminskas started scoring continuously from the periphery and gave a small lead to Xavi Pascual’s team, with Mickey making a difference in defense and finishing only at +4 at halftime for Monaco.

Monaco kept the lead at the beginning of the third period, but Kulagin with his own 9-0 series brought the Russians close to the score again and the thirty minutes ended at +7 for Monaco.

In the fourth period, the Monegasques found the solutions with James and Bacon and reached double-digit differences and the final victory.

THE TEN MINUTES: 17-18, 32-36, 50-57, 77-86

ZENIT: Carter 2, Lloyd 9 (1), Karachev 10 (2), Kulagin 12 (4/4 two points), Baron 2, Pushkov 2, Kuzminskas 12 (2), Zumbkov, Poithres 4, Ponitka 6 (3/6 two points), Mickey 18 (1/2 three points, 5 caps)

MONACO: Li 3 (1), Bacon 20 (6/12 two points, 6 rebounds), Thomas 8 (4 assists), Motum, Diallo 5 (1), Motiejunas 16 (6/9 two points, 8 rebounds), Watara 4, Faye, Angusic 9 (1), James 21 (8/14 two points, 5 assists)

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