Fenerbahçe Beko’s Loss to Monaco in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague: Match Analysis and Key Moments

In the 25th week of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, one of our representatives, Fenerbahçe Beko, faced Monaco away. Fenerbahçe, which dominated most of the match, lost 76-69 to its opponent with a score of 21-8 in the last quarter.

Fenerbahçe Beko, which had 15 wins at the end of 25 matches, did not give its opponent, with whom it was in competition for ranking, the double goal difference advantage due to the match it won by 12 points in Istanbul. Monaco, which won its 4th consecutive victory, managed to reach 15 wins in 25 matches.

Johnathan Motley and Scottie Wilbekin played with 11 points each for Fenerbahçe Beko, where Sertaç Şanlı was the top scorer of his team with 12 points. In Monaco, Mike James was the top scorer of the match with 23 points, while Elie Okobo finished the match with 16 and John Brown with 15 points.

SECTIONS FROM THE MATCH

While both teams had difficulty scoring in the first part of the match, Monaco had a 4-0 lead with 7:32 left, thanks to the hits of Donatas Motiejunas and Mike James. Monaco responded to Scottie Wilbekin’s three-pointer with Mike James’ two-pointer with 6:52 left, and was ahead with 6-3. Afterwards, hits by Nick Calathes and Georgios Papagiannis put our team ahead, 6-8 with 6:04 left. Responding to Mike James’ basket with Amine Noua and Scottie Wilbekin, Fenerbahçe made the score 8-13 with 4:49 left. Against Monaco, which also scored with Mike James, the score became 10-18 with Sertaç Şanlı’s two-pointer and then Scottie Wilbekin’s three-pointer with 3:34 left.

ABLAZE! 🔥

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Then, the home team scored with John Brown and Elie Okobo and made the score 14-18 with 2:49 left. Mike James’ answer to Marko Guduric’s two-pointer with 1:59 remaining brought the score to 17-20. Fenerbahçe Beko, which was effective with Johnathan Motley in the last part of the quarter, was ahead 19-25 with 16 seconds left. The first period ended 21-25 with Elie Okobo’s hits from the free throw line.

First period result: Monaco 21-25 Fenerbahçe Beko

At the beginning of the second quarter, our team had a 21-29 lead with 9:14 left, thanks to points from Nigel Hayes-Davis and Johnathan Motley. After Elie Okobo’s points, John Brown’s basket with 7:07 left made the score 27-29. Fenerbahçe Beko, with Georgios Papagiannis stepping in after Johnathan Motley and Scottie Wilbekin’s points, made the score 27-38 with 3:41 remaining with the Greek big man’s points.

Nick Calathes ➡ Georgios Papagiannis! 💪 @FBBasketbol 🟡🔵 pic.twitter.com/LLGVuUdgpl

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Then, the home team was effective and brought the score to 34-38 with Donatas Motiejunas’s shot from the line with 1:44 left. Donatas Motiejunas responded to Amine Noua’s three-pointer with a two-pointer with 1:09 remaining, making the score 36-41. A three-pointer from Amine Noua with 54 seconds left determined the outcome of the half with 36-44.

First half result: Monaco 36-44 Fenerbahçe Beko

After the first part of the third quarter, which was filled with mutual hits, John Brown’s shot with 6:36 left reduced the difference to 3 points for Monaco, 45-48. Afterwards, our representative hit consecutive three-pointers with Nick Calathes, making the score 45-54 with 5:30 left. With 3:02 left, John Brown’s basket made the score 50-54. While Nick Calathes kept the advantage for Fenerbahçe with 50-56 with 2:10 left, Sertaç Şanlı’s response to Alpha Diallo’s three-point shot kept the difference with 1:34 left: 53-59.

Sertaç Şanlı’s three-pointer after the time-out! 🎯 @FBBasketbol 🟡🔵 pic.twitter.com/SIjQmJuWct

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Although Elie Okobo’s two-point shot with 1:11 left made the score 55-59, the third period ended 55-61 with Sertaç Şanlı’s hits from the free throw line at the end of the quarter.

Third period result: Monaco 55-61 Fenerbahçe Beko

Against Monaco, which started the last quarter with Elie Okobo’s two-point shot, Fenerbahçe’s Sertaç Şanlı’s three-pointer made the score 57-64 with 9:21 remaining. With Mike James’ points, the score became 62-64 with 8:50 left. Tarık Biberovic’s two-point shot with 8:27 left kept our team ahead with 62-66. Monaco, who did not give Fenerbahçe a scoring opportunity for a long time afterwards, went on an 8-0 run and brought the score to 70-66 with Alpha Diallo’s shot from the free throw line with 4:53 left. With 4:44 left, Johnathan Motley’s hit from the free throw line made the score 70-67, while Monaco, which did not give its opponent a chance to score in defense, gained a 76-67 advantage with Donatas Motiejunas’ basket with 1:37 left. With 37 seconds left, Nigel Hayes-Davis made shots from the free throw line, and the match ended with a score of 76-69.

Match result: Monaco 76-69 Fenerbahçe Beko

2024-02-03 00:12:14
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