Monaco wins in France before trip at Maccabi

2023-04-30T17:39:40+00:00 2023-04-30T19:58:14+00:00.

Antonis Stroggylakis

30/Apr/23 17:39

Eurohoops.net

Monaco got another victory in the French League before heading to Israel for a decisive set of EuroLeague playoff games.

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AS Monaco beat Cholet 94 – 86 in a French League game before its trip to Israel for Games 3 and 4 of the EuroLeague playoffs against Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Monegasque side, that has already secured first seed in the Pro A regular season, improved to 26-6 while sixth-placed Cholet dropped to 17-12.

Monaco coach Sasa Obradovic rested Jordan Loyd, the MVP of Monaco’s Game 2 win and Round 2 of the quarterfinals overall and distributed playing time among his guys. Yakuba Ouattara scored 18 points in 25:51 while Matthew Strazel added 14 points, playing 33:08. Elie Okobo produced 10 points and nine assists during the 24:48 he spent on the floor.

The trio of Dominic Artis (21 points, 10 assists), Perry Ellis (20 points, five rebounds) and T.J. Campbell (17 points) stood out from Monaco.

Tied at 1-1, Monaco and Maccabi will face each other in Game 3 Tuesday (2/5). Game 4 takes place Thursday.

French League reigning champion ASVEL Villeurbanne needed a big 3-pointer by Nando De Colo with seven seconds remaining to overcome Nancy 84 – 83 on the road. The French superstar finished with a team-high 21 points while Youssoupha Fall posted 19 points plus 13 rebounds.

Mike Scott scored 19 points and Frank Mason added 18 points for Nancy, now at 11-20 and tied with Pau Orthez at the 16th spot. ASVEL climbed at 18-11 and the third spot in the standings.

Betclic Elite 2022-23, Round 31 Results:

Boulogne-Levallois – Gravelines Dunkerque 80 – 68

Monaco – Cholet 94 – 86

Nancy – ASVEL 83 – 84

Paris Basketball – Roanne 120 – 107

Nanterre – Blois 78 – 70

Limoges – Strasbourg 76 – 93

Le Portel – Fos-sur-Mer 97 – 70

Standings: Monaco 26-6, Boulogne 19-10, Dijon 19-12, ASVEL 18-11…

Photo: EuroLeague Basketball

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