After the derby in the championship, Monaco he also got that in the Euroleague this year, winning 80-70 her Villerban!
For 36 minutes the two teams went hand in hand, with the score tied (68-68) at that point, but in the final James and Diallo they made the decisive counterattack for the pink sheet, which sent the Monegasques to 5-2. On the other hand, ASVEL retreated to 1-6.
Diallo was also top for the Monegasques with 21 points and 9 rebounds, with Okobo to add 16p. and the James 15 p.
From his team Pochekofirst scorer was Louvavu-Kambaro with 18 points.
The match
The two teams were together in the first five minutes with the score tied (12-12). Then with back-to-back 3-pointers, Villeurbanne went +11 (12-23), with Lloyd’s 2/2 shooting making up 14-23 of the first period.
An informal “duel” between Okobo and Scott was first in the first minutes of the second period, with the visitors maintaining their distance (24-32), until 14′. From that point on, the Monegasques took control thanks to Diallo, who pushed them to individual scores of 15-2, for +5 (39-34), at 18′. In the last minutes, nothing changed and so the hosts went to the locker room with +4 (41-37).
Villerban started the second half with a 5-0 run for the lead (41-42). Monaco’s response was immediate, with Lloyd and Motiejunas sending them to +9 (53-44), at 24′. However, the continuation belonged entirely to ASVEL, which with De Colo and Loverne as well as offensive rebounds took control and turned the match upside down, closing the third period at +4 (57-61).
Luvavo-Cambaro’s basket at the beginning of the fourth quarter sent Villerban to +6 (57-63), with Monaco answering with the “hot” Diallo and an 8-0 run, for their own overtake (66-63) , at 33′. The visitors equalized the match and stayed at it (68-68), until the 36th minute. Then and with the protagonists of James and Diallo, the Monegasques got a big boost for +9 (77-68) and the victory with the final 80-70.
The quarters: 14-23, 41-37, 57-61, 80-70
See the match statistics here
Source: Sport Fm
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