ELITE BASKET. This time, Monaco had the last word against Asvel (84-82)
On November 26, Asvel, although deprived of six players, had won at the last second in Monaco, in the Euroleague, thanks to an incredible basket from William Howard from midfield (84-85). Eleven days later she almost did the same thing again but Eli Okobo failed, while the score was the same, with the siren, thus allowing the ASM of Zvezdan Mitrovic, who had yet to do without James, Westermann, Van Butsiele, Ouattara and Andjusic (the Villeurbannais were, this time, full, but left Fall and Diot at rest) to take revenge. In the league this time.
Already four defeats in the league
A deserved victory, the Monegasques, deserved by an untenable Motiejunas (28 points, 9 rebounds) very often took the lead (15-7, 33-22, 43-34, 71-61), the Avel having paid dearly for the faults of an Okobo weakened by an injury to the left hand contracted in Munich and, once again, a low percentage of success at “three points” (6/24) while she let her opponent shoot at 53.4 %.
After this advanced match of the thirteenth day (23 December) Asvel, which will play Thursday in Vitoria in the Euroleague, is in fourth place in the “elite” classification with seven wins and four losses. Already three more than Boulogne-Levallois (9-1), who won over the Astroballe (67-88) on November 21.
Motiejunas 28 points, 9 rebounds
In Monaco (salla Gaston Médecin): Monaco beats Asvel 84 to 82 (19-20, 27-21, 22-20, 16-21).
Arbitrators: MM. Rosso and Collin and Melle. Ortis.
-For Monaco: Diallo 12, Faye 8, Gray 13, Lee 10, Motiejunas 28 then Demahis-Ballou 3, Hall 2, Motum 4, Ouattara, Traoré 4.
-For Asvel: Jones 14, Lacombe 6, Howard 11, Osetkowski 5, Gist 2 then Antetokounmpo 12, Kahudi 7, Knight, Okobo 13, Strazel 3, Wembanyama 9, Diot.