By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
AS Monaco remained undefeated on the road in EuroCup by beating Crvena Zvezda 91 – 75 and getting a bit of a payback in the process for the 63 – 66 home defeat to Red Star.
Derek Needham scored a game-high 21 points for Monaco while dishing out six assists. Paul Lacombe delivered an all-around contribution of 16 points, six rebounds, six assists plus four assists while Elmedin Kikanovic had 17 points and Yakuba Ouattara 16.
Billy Baron (14 points) and Joe Ragland (12 points, eight assists, eight turnovers) were the only Red Star players in double figures.
Thanks to a double-double (17 points, 12 rebounds) by Zach Auguste plus the help (17 points, seven rebounds) courtesy of Aaron Harrison, Galatasaray got a key 77 – 69 win over Ratiopharm Ulm in Istanbul. Ismet Akpinar had 12 points for Ulm.
Andorra captures its third win in a row by beating Brescia 79 – 73 on the road. Oliver Stevic and David Jelinek scored 16 apiece for the Spanish team. Awudu Abass (11 points, 12 rebounds) and Jordan Hamilton (13 points) stood out from Brescia.
Group A Standings:
| Group A | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. AS Monaco | 5 | 2 | 556 | 518 | 38 |
| 2. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade | 4 | 3 | 542 | 527 | 15 |
| 3. MoraBanc Andorra | 3 | 3 | 515 | 513 | 2 |
| 4. Galatasaray Istanbul | 3 | 4 | 542 | 546 | -4 |
| 5. ratiopharm Ulm | 3 | 4 | 558 | 583 | -25 |
| 6. Germani Brescia Leonessa | 2 | 4 | 472 | 498 | -26 |