By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
AS Monaco picked up a win in the 2024-25 Betclic Elite Regular Season amid a battle for positioning in the final standings of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season. After mishandling a 14-point lead, the team guided by Vassilis Spanoulis restored a double-digit cushion in the fourth quarter to beat Nanterre 92, 89-74, in Salle Gaston Medecin.
Juhann Begarin, Vitto Brown, Nick Calathes, and Daniel Theis were left out of the lineup, besides Mouhammadou Jaiteh and Terry Tarpey staying on the bench through the Round 24 contest on Saturday. Among active players, Matthew Strazel stood out by combining 15 points with five assists, three steals, and two steals. Alpha Diallo followed with 12 points, while Mike James and Jaron Blossomgame added 11 points apiece.
For the visitors, Desi Rodriguez posted a game-high 25 points with 7/11 field goals, but his side fell to 10-14 in the LNB before focusing on the Quarterfinals of the Basketball Champions League and Game 1 of a best-of-three series opposite AEK Betsson in Sunel Arena on Wednesday.
La Roca Team went up to 18-5 in the top-tier division of France. Hoping to clinch homecourt advantage in the 2025 EuroLeague Playoffs, up next is Round 34 of the EuroLeague Regular Season and a meeting with domestic rival LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in Astroballe on Thursday.
Betclic Elite Round 24
La Rochelle – SLUC Nancy 79-88
AS Monaco – Nanterre 92 89-74
JDA Dijon – JL Bourg 97-95
Elan Chalon – Cholet 105-72
Limoges CSP – SIG Strasbourg 80-87
Paris – Le Mans (6/4)
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque – ESSM Le Portel (6/4)
LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne – Saint-Quentin (6/4)
STANDINGS: AS Monaco 18-5, Paris 17-6, LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 17-6, Cholet 17-7, JL Bourg 16-8…
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