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Olympiacos Piraeusbecame the fourth and last team to book a trip to the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four in Belgrade.

Player of the Game EFF 24 Shaquielle McKissic Points 18 Accuracy 6-7 Rebounds 2 Assists 2

In front of Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant and backed by a roaring crowd, the hosts took downAS Monaco94-88(11-13, 30-35, 25-22, 28-18).

Oly will return to F4 after a five-year break. Their upcoming rivals are reigning EuroLeague champions Anadolu Efes Istanbul.

Sasha Vezenkov and Kostas Sloukas tied the game at 75 at the start of the fourth quarter. Sloukas continued his successful play and Oly were up by three (84-81) with 3:40 to go.

Both clubs exchanged with efficient attacks, while Kostas Sloukas nailed a three-point dagger (89-83). Though, Mike James answered Oly on the other end (86-89). The same Sloukas converted both shots from the line and Olympiacos led 91-86 with 1:40 to play.

Will Thomas scored a duo (88-91) but Tyler Dorsey sank a bomb from deep (94-88). Olympiacos got a couple of crucial stops and secured a W.

Clutch Kostas Sloukas finished the duel with 15 points (1/3 2PT, 2/2 3PT, 7/8 FT), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 turnovers, and 22 PIR.

Shaquielle McKissic had 18 points (4/4 2PT, 2/3 3PT, 4/4 FT), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 turnover, and 24 PIR.

"Congratulations to our team and the whole club for this amazing achievement. I would like also to express my respect for Monaco. They also deserve to go to the Final Four; it was a really tough series.

We had to control our emotions during the game, but we were prepared for this – we spoke about it in the locker room before the game and again at halftime. We were sure it would be a 40-minute game," commented Georgios Bartzokas post-game.

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Monaco Basket Olympiakos Piraeus78-77 Olympiakos Piraeus Monaco Basket94-88

Mike James posted a double-double for the losing side, accumulating 24 points (4/7 2PT, 2/10 3PT, 10/11 FT), 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 turnovers, and 26 PIR.

"Congratulations to Olympiacos. They deserve to go to the Final Four, and not just because of this game. Because they have a group of people who really invest their time and patience to make this program go to the end. We are at the beginning of building something," spoke Sasa Obradovic.

The first half was all about X-factors. Paris Lee and Yakuba Ouattara combined for 7 out of 8 Monaco's 3-pointers, scoring 24 points in total.

On the other side, Shaquielle McKissic registered 16 points in the second quarter and kept his team within the fighting distance. Though, Monaco led 48-41 at halftime.

Led by Thomas Walkup, Olympiacos spurted 11-2 and took the upper hand (56-55). However, the success was temporary, as Danilo Andjusic fired up at the end of the third period, scoring five points in a row.

Moreover, Mike James sank a three-pointer at the buzzer and gave his team a 4-point cushion (70-66) before the last 10 minutes of the game.

Olympiacos: Shaquielle McKissic 18, Thomas Walkup 17, Tyler Dorsey 16, Kostas Sloukas 15 (5 REB, 5 AST).

Monaco: Mike James 24 (10 AST), Yakuba Outtara 15, Paris Lee 14, Dwayne Bacon 12.

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