Monaco defeated Partizan on home court by 85:70 in the EuroLeague Round 24, securing their 14th win of the season.
In this game, Sasa Obradovic couldn’t count on Matthew Strazel, while for the visiting team, Jaleen Smith, Tristan Vukcevic, and Danilo Andjusic did not play. They are healthy and traveled for this away game, but were not included in the lineup by the coach’s decision.
The home team had a better start to this game, with Mam Jaiteh performing excellently, scoring an easy 6 points. The black-and-white team struggled to find a solution for him early on. However, Partizan found good solutions in the attack, mainly through Kevin Punter, who scored 9 points in the first quarter and gave Zeljko Obradovic’s team a lead of 16:14.
Partizan continued in a good rhythm, with Frank Kaminsky playing well, scoring 8 quick points. Jordan Loyd nailed an incredible three-pointer, hitting it practically from half-court just as the shot clock expire. At one point, Partizan took the lead by 4 points, but Monaco managed to turn the tide with an 8:0 run, leading 30:26. The home team’s offense functioned brilliantly, scoring 30 points in the second quarter and taking a halftime lead of 44-38. Partizan stayed in the game mostly thanks to Punter, who had 16 points at halftime.
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MONACO – PARTIZAN 85:70 (14:16, 30:22, 21:23, 20:9)
Venue: “Salle Gaston Medecin,” Monaco
Referees: Perez, Aliaga, Radojkovic
Monaco: Okobo 13, Loyd 9, Blossomgame 9, Brown 4, Diallo 4, Cornelie 0, Jaiteh 14, Walker 0, Motiejunas 3, Ouattara 5, Hall 5, James 19
Partizan: LeDay 8, Avramovic 6, Koprivica 0, Punter 28, Smailagic 0, Jaramaz 0, Nunnally 6, Trifunovic 0, Dozier 0, Ponitka 0, Kaminsky 17, Caboclo 5