Petr Cornelie scores a season-high 17 points in Monaco win

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

A dominating display for AS Monaco generated a win, 90-59, over BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque in Salle Gaston Medecin and created a 13-4 record in the 2024-25 installment of France’s Betclic Elite Regular Season.

Besides Elie Okobo (heel) and Jordan Loyd (hamstring) remaining sidelined for the team coached by Vassilis Spanoulis, Mike James sat out the Round 18 contest, heading to the next two-game week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season and home fixtures versus Baskonia on Wednesday and Partizan Mozzart Bet on Friday. Also, Mouhammadou Jaiteh suited up but did not play on Sunday.

Stepping up and among five double-digit scorers for the back-to-back champions of France, Petr Cornelie put up a season-high 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds over 23 minutes. Vitto Brown followed with 15 points and Matthew Strazel chipped in 14 points.

The remaining EuroLeague participants from the LNB played on Saturday with Paris overpowering Nanterre 92, 92-78, and LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne falling to Limoges CSP, 84-81.

Reuniting with the team based in the capital of France at 14-4 and on top of the standings, Cholet destroyed SIG Strasbourg, 105-75, on Sunday.

Betclic Elite Round 18

ESSM Le Portel – Le Mans 92-75
La Rochelle – JDA Dijon 92-90
SLUC Nancy – Saint-Quentin 83-74
Limoges CSP – LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 84-81
Nanterre 92 – Paris 78-92
JL Bourg – Elan Chalon 103-77
Cholet – SIG Strasbourg 105-75
AS Monaco – BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque 90-59

STANDINGS: Paris 14-4, Cholet 14-4, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 13-5, AS Monaco 13-4, JL Bourg 12-6…

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