French side Monaco Basket (15-13) finished their regular season with a comfortable home win over ALBA Berlin (12-16). Coach Obradovic's side secured the win with the final score of 91-74 (26-22, 23-15, 19-17, 23-20).
The situation didn't change that much in the final quarter. Dwayne Bacon kept scoring, helping Monaco extend their lead to a maximum of 20 points (81-61). For the French club, this was the fifth win in a row and the sixth win in the last 7 games.
In the third quarter, Monaco continued to dominate the game. The French side didn't give much chance of a coming back to ALBA Berlin and double-digit leads were a constant also in the third quarter.
| Player of the Game | |
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| Donatas Motiejūnas | |
| Points | 18 |
| Accuracy | 8-11 |
| Rebounds | 4 |
| Assists | 0 |
Monaco opened the second quarter with a good offensive flow, extending their lead to 10 points (32-22). French's side largest lead during the quarter was 17 points (43-26). ALBA Berlin tried to climb back a bit and finished the first half down by 12 points (49-37). At halftime, Donatas Motiejunas was the top scorer with 10 points.
The first quarter was a really entertaining one, with the two teams trading baskets and creating the right premises for a high-scoring game. Monaco finished the first 10 minutes up by 4 points (26-22) with Donatas Motiejunas and Yovel Zoosman as the top scorers of the game with six points apiece.
For Monaco, the top scorer was Dwayne Bacon with 19 points (3/9 2PT, 3/4 3PT, 4/5 FT), 6 rebounds, 1 assist, and 19 PIR.
For ALBA Berlin, on the other hand, the top scorer was Christ Koumadje with 15 points (6/9 2PT, 3/5 FT), 9 rebounds, 1 block, and 20 PIR.
Monaco: Dwayne Bacon 19 (6 REB), Donatas Motiejunas 18, Alpha Diallo 13 (5 REB)
ALBA Berlin: Christ Koumadje 15 (9 REB), Yovel Zoosman 11, Louis Olinde 10 (8 REB), Maodo Lo 10 (5 AST)
