ASVEL tie the French League final series by blowing out Monaco / News - Basketnews.com

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LDCL ASVEL Villeurbanne has blown out AS Monaco in the French League finals Game 2 at home 91-54 (28-12, 22-11, 22-14, 19-17) and tied the best-of-five series 1-1.

Ibrahima Fall Faye

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Game 3 of the LNB Pro A finals is scheduled for Monday (June 20) at 20:30 CEST in Monaco.

The first half was the decisive one in this game as ASVEL had a 27-point lead at the half (50-23).

ASVEL started the game strongly and took an early 9-point lead (16-7) with 4:15 to go in the first quarter after Marcos Knight's dunk.

Monaco couldn't find any answers to ASVEL rest of the game. By the end of the first quarter, ASVEL's lead had reached 16 points (28-12).

In the second quarter, the difference only grew. After William Howard's dunk with 1:44 left in the quarter, ASVEL's lead became 27-points (47-20).

The home team never took the foot off the gas pedal and continued strongly in the third quarter and fourth quarters, only increasing the lead.

The balanced ASVEL team was led by Elie Okobo, who ended the game with 10 points (2/5 2PT, 1/4 3PT, 5/5 FT), 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 18 PIR in 20 minutes.

For Monaco, Ibrahima Fall Faye had 10 points (4/6 2PT, 1/2 3PT, 1/2 FT), 5 rebounds, and 12 PIR in 21 minutes.

ASVEL: Dylan Osetkowski 13, Marcos Knight 11, Elie Okobo 10 (6 REB), James Gist 9 (6 REB).

Monaco: Ibrahima Fall Faye 10 (5 REB), Alpha Diallo 8,Jerry Boutsiele 7 (5 REB).

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