Monaco upset, especially in the fourth period, defeated the Red Star 91-80 in Belgrade for the 25th game of the Euroleague and reached 12-12 with one match less and approached the privileged eight, leaving the Serbs at 8-14 with three fewer matches with six defeats in the last seven matches and low in the standings.
The champions of the Adriatic League reached +17 in the second period, but the Monegasques equalized at the end of the third quarter and with three different series in the fourth, reached +10 and the final dominance.
Top of the winners were Motejounas with 20 and Bacon with 17 points. For the “red and whites”, the Hollins stood out with 19, Ivanovic with 15 and Dobrich with 13 points.
The Red Star scored 30 points in the first ten minutes starring Hollins and took advantage of Monaco’s lack of energy. Thus, the Serbs maintained a double-digit lead and reached +10 at the end of the first half with 11/16 two points and 8/14 three points.
Monaco found energy at the beginning of the third period and reduced to -2 at the end of the third period. In the fourth quarter, with many series, the players of Sasa Obradovic, starring Motejunas and Bacon, reached double-digit differences and the final victory.
THE TEN MINUTES: 30-19, 52-42, 64-64, 80-91
RED STAR (Radonjic): Walters 4 (5 assists), Mitrovic, Lazic 7 (2), Kalinic 7 (2/4 two points, 1/3 three points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 errors), Dobrich 13 (1/6 two points, 3/7 three points) , 2/3 shots, 4 rebounds), Hollins 19 (4/4 two points, 3/6 three points, 2/2 shots), Ivanovic 15 (4/4 two points, 1/4 three points, 4/5 shots, 4 rebounds, 3 assists), Markovic, White 6 (2), Kuzmic 7, Tsirbes 2
MONACO (Obradovic): Li 7 (1), Bacon 17 (7/11 two points, 1/3 three points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists), Thomas 8 (1), Diallo 9 (3/5 two points, 1/1 three points, 0/3 shots, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals), Motiegounas 20 (3/7 two points, 3/3 three points, 5/7 shots, 6 rebounds, 2 assists), Ouattara 8 (2), Faig, Andjusic 8 (1/1 three points) , 5/5 shots), Hall 4, James 10 (2/3 two points, 2/4 three points, 6 assists)
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