Monaco vs Anadolu Efes final score 102-66
Anadolu Efes, which took a breather in the EuroLeague with consecutive wins over Bayern Munich and Barcelona, lost to Monaco by 36 points on the road in Week 13. Scoring only 23 points in the 2nd half, the navy-and-whites saw 102 points on the board.
Anadolu Efes faced Monaco of France on the road in the 13th week of the EuroLeague. The navy-and-whites lost by 36 points, 102-66, scoring only 23 points in the second half.
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Igor Kokoskov's team remained with 5 wins, while Monaco, under Spanoulis, got their 8th win.
MONACO - ANADOLU EFES: 25-22 (First quarter)
MONACO - ANADOLU EFES: 50-43 (Second quarter)
MONACO - ANADOLU EFES: 70-53 (Third quarter)
MONACO - ANADOLU EFES: 102-66 (Fourth quarter)
NO LARKIN, INJURIES HURT
Anadolu Efes has a long injury list ahead of the tough game. Shane Larkin and PJ Dozier, who were injured in the Bayern Munich game, along with Georgios Papagiannis and Vincent Poirier, who are out with long-term injuries.
Five players were in the squad despite injuries: Rodrigue Beaubois and Cole Swider (elbow), Jordan Loyd (leg), Erkan Yilmaz and Isaia Cordinier (knee)
888th match in European competitions
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Anadolu Efes is in its 888th match in European competitions against Monaco. The navy blue-white team has 499 wins and 388 defeats in 887 matches in Europe.
Anadolu Efes will be playing in the EuroLeague for the 640th time since the 2001-02 season. The navy and whites have won 342 of the 639 games in the organization and lost 297 of them.
Salon Gaston Medecin
Referees: Juan Carlos Garcia (Spain), Seffi Shemmesh (Israel), Milos Koljensic (Montenegro)
Monaco: Okobo 9, Blossomgame 6, Makoundou 9, Michineau, Theis 17, Diallo 13, James 7, Hayes 12, Tarpey 5, Nedovic 3, Strazel 12, Mirotic 9
Anadolu Efes: Loyd 13, Weiler-Babb 1, Cordinier 16, Smits 9, Ercan Osmani 12, Şehmus Hazer 6, Dessert, Swider 3, Erkan Yılmaz 2, Jones 2, David Mutaf 2
1st Period: 25-22
Halftime 50-43
3rd Period: 70-53
WHAT DID KOKOSKOV SAY?
Anadolu Efes head coach Igor Kokoskov had this to say about the game
"We will play against a team that has experienced players and plays really well at home in the EuroLeague. We need to regroup under the circumstances we are in. We feel a little bit tired, we have some deficiencies in our roster, but we don't want to keep repeating the same things. We know that this game will be tough. They have the same head coach and many of the same players from last year. As I mentioned, they play very well at home. We are totally focused on ourselves, trying to find rested legs, trying to find energy. We will be prepared in the best way. We're all going to go out there to play our best and we know that we have to play very well to beat this team. We have to play our best basketball for four quarters, it's very important. You can't just play well for one quarter or one half and win. We need to play 40 minutes of good basketball to win in Monaco."
