Monaco – Fenerbahce 92-78: “swallowed” in ten minutes

Monaco has its sights set on the octave and doesn’t stop anywhere. Thanks to an impressive second half, Sasa Obradovic’s team easily edged out Fenerbahce (92-78) and remained – forever – in contention for a place in the regular octave of the season. The win even doubled in value after covering the -10 of defeat in the first round match in Istanbul.

A big protagonist for the winners was Alfa Diallo (24 points, 6 rebounds), in a night where Mike James stayed low (10 points with 1/10 shots and 8/10 shots). On the other hand, Fenerbahce failed to capitalize on Nado de Colo’s reappearance in the rotation, with the experienced guard offering 19 points with 5/10 shots and 6/6 shots in 22’21” attendance.

The race

The game was just a derby and stuff like that for a while. The ‘X’ (28-28) of the 12th minute turned into +22 (55-33) for Monaco at half-time thanks to the action of Will Thomas and Alfa Diallo, at a time when Fenerbahce were unable to the basics . With 3/17 threes, it was impossible for the Turkish team to compare anything in the game. Somehow the game basically ended with the end of the first half as the hosts didn’t leave a shadow of a doubt after the half-time break and with a big win they qualify for the EuroLeague postseason.

THE REFEREES: Lamonika-Himeneth-Kowalski.

THE TEN MINUTES: 19-20, 55-33, 75-55, 92-78.

MONACO (Obradovic): Li 2 (0/3 shots, 2/3 shots, 4 assists), Westerman 8 (2 3 points, 6 assists), Thomas 14 (2/3 3 points, 7 rebounds), Diallo 24 ( 7/9 2 points), 3/5 three points, 1/1 shot, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), Motum 8 (2), Motiejounas 18 (7/10 two points, 0/1 three points, 4/6 shots , 9 rebounds), Ouattara 2, Andjusic, Hall 6 (5 rebounds), James 10 (1/5 two points, 0/5 three points, 8/10 shots, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 errors).

Fenerbahçe (Djordjevic): Hazer 6 (1/7 shots, 3/4 shots), Akpinar 8 (2), Starks, De Colo 19 (3/7 3-pointers), Pierre 10 (2 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 3 assists), Bartel 10, Gooduric 18 (5/7 three points), Floyd, Booker 5 (5 rebounds), Polonara 2 (0/5 three points).

Group Stats – Monaco: 23/35 two points, 9/22 three points, 19/24 shots, 36 rebounds (25 defensive + 11 offensive), 17 assists, 6 steals, 17 errors.

Team Stats – Fenerbahce: 10/20 two points, 13/35 three points, 19/23 shots, 22 rebounds (16 defensive + 6 offensive), 14 assists, 12 steals, 13 errors, 2 blocks.

The next commitments of the two teams: Next week Monaco will be tested away against Barcelona (3/3) while Fenerbahce return to Istanbul for the derby with Anadolu Efes (3/3).