By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
After Cholet’s away win over ASVEL in Game 1 of the French League quarterfinals, Strasbourg delivered an upset as well by defeating AS Monaco 100 – 87, also on the road. Both representatives of France in EuroLeague may be eliminated early in their domestic playoffs since the series is best-of-three.
Monaco had to cope with the absence of superstar Mike James. The All-EuroLeague player was out due to a finger injury in his right hand and will be re-evaluated before Game 2.
John Roberson scored a team-high 20 points for Strasbourg while Yannis Morin added 17 points. Amine Noua and DeAndre Landsdowe completed the winning quartet for the visiting side with 16 and 14 points respectively. Their team was particularly effective from downtown to finish with 12-21 3-pointers, a major contrast with Monaco’s 4-16.
Alpha Diallo shined with 22 points in his return to action after missing the EuroLeague playoffs but his comeback wasn’t combined with the result he and his teammates wanted. Paris Lee added 17 points.
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