Wilbekin explodes for career-high 37 points as Maccabi take down Monaco / News - Basketnews.com

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Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv (7-3) won a very entertaining game against French club Monaco (5-5) in the tenth round of EuroLeague. The team coached by Giannis Sfairopoulos got the W thanks to a huge performance from Scottie Wilbekin and with a final score of 95-84 (26-19, 15-25, 21-17, 33-23)

Player of the Game EFF 37 Scottie Wilbekin Points 37 Accuracy 13-22 Rebounds 2 Assists 8

In the final minute, Maccabi sealed the victory with yet another Scottie Wilbekin's three-pointer.

It was a fantastic night for Wilbekin, who finished with career-high 37 points (7/10 2PT, 6/12 3PT, 5/6 FT), 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover, and a career-high 37 PIR.

"I was hitting shots. My teammates did a good job of finding me. It all went well for me tonight," Wilbekin said after the game.

5 straight points from Scottie Wilbekin gave Maccabi a 10-point lead (89-79), while Monaco put all his remaining hopes in the hands of Mike James, who answered back with a three-pointer on his own (89-82).

With a three-point play, Scottie Wilbekin registered his new career-high in EuroLeague and gave Maccabi a five-point lead (79-74). Ante Zizic first and Keenan Evans then gave Maccabi an eight-point lead with a little bit more than two minutes left on the clock (84-76).

Even in the final quarter, the game remained really close and extremely entertaining. The two teams kept trading baskets. A three-pointer from Keenan Evans gave Maccabi a four-point lead (73-69)

Led by Scottie Wilbekin's impressive shooting, Maccabi got back on track at the beginning of the third quarter. But Monaco remained in contact, mostly because of Dwayne Bacon to find easy points. The game remained close and Maccabi entered the final quarter with just a one-point lead (62-61).

In the second quarter, the energy of Dwayne Bacon and Alpha Diallo kept Monaco close to Maccabi but the combination of Wilbekin and Zizic maintained Maccabi on top of the situation.

But the French side finished the second quarter strong and was able to go into the locker room with a three-point lead (47-44) behind the performance of Dwayne Bacon.

In a very exciting atmosphere, the game started on high notes, with the two teams exchanging baskets. But Maccabi, with a 9-0 run (22-12), built a solid lead and finished the first quarter up by 7 points (26-19).

For Monaco, instead, the top scorer was Donta Hall with 18 points (7/9 2PT, 4/5 FT), 9 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, and 29 PIR.

Maccabi Tel Aviv: Scottie Wilbekin 37 (8 AST), James Nunnally 16, Ante Zizic 14 (11 REB), Jalen Reynold 10 (6 REB).

Monaco: Donta Hall 18 (9 REB), Dwayne Bacon 16, Mike James 14 (6 AST).

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