Strasbourg erases 17-point deficit, dominates in OT to take down Monaco in Cup semis / News - Basketnews.com

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SIG Strasbourg won the seemingly lost match, prevailing AS Monaco 86-73 (14-16, 13-23, 23-15, 20-16, 16-3) in OT and advancing to the French Cup final.

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In the ultimate match of the competition, Strasbourg will meet Pau-Orthez, which edged out Gravelines-Dunkerque (88-85).

Mike James-led Monaco organized a 7-0 run in the mid-second quarter and created a double-digit lead (31-20). Their advantage grew up to 17 points (47-30) at the start of the third period but Strasbourg responded with a couple of spurts.

First, they cut their deficit to 11 points (36-47). After another 9-0 push, BCL's squad came within 5 in the third (47-52). Even though Monaco ran away again in the fourth (67-54), Strasbourg tied the game at 67, after a huge 13-0 run. 1:36 were left on the clock.

Donta Hall converted one shot from the line (68-67) but Jordan Howard connected from deep on the other end and Strasbourg was up by two (70-68) with 46 seconds to play.

Donta Hall missed both free throws, Strasbourg could not arrange the efficient attack, and the same Hall tied the game at 70 with 5 seconds to play. Kameron Taylor's three-pointer was off the mark and both clubs went into overtime.

Strasbourg opened up the additional 5 minutes with a 9-0 run, keeping Monaco without points in the first 3 minutes of the overtime. That was enough for the ticket to the grand final.

Jean Baptiste Maille was the top performer for the winners, posting 13 points (4/5 2PT, 1/2 3PT, 2/2 FT), 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 22 PIR.

Mike James' 19 points (3/6 2PT, 3/7 3PT, 4/4 FT), 2 rebounds, 5 assists, and 18 PIR were not enough for the W.

Strasbourg: DeAndre Lansdowne 16, Jordan Howard 15 (5 REB), Jean Baptiste Maille 13 (5 AST), Kameron Taylor 13 (7 REB, 6 AST), Yannis Morin 10.

Monaco: Mike James 19 (5 AST), Donta Hall 13 (5 REB), Rob Gray 12.

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