Monaco produced its defensive effort in the fourth quarter and, minute after minute, made up for the deficit with big shots from Matthew Strazel (14 points), Mike James (20) and Jordan Loyd (16). After 2 hours and 15 minutes of a real boxing fight between two punchers, ASM (11 out of 22 at three points) ended up losing to a team which confirmed its status as a heavy hitter at home (9 victories, a defeat against Panathinaikos).