Vezenkov, Dorsey combine for 44 in Olympiacos win against Monaco / News - Basketnews.com

Olympiacos Piraeus struggled but eventually managed to beat AS Monaco 98-93 (18-25, 37-26, 17-24, 26-18)in the final game of the “Bwin TOURNAMENT AGAINST COVID-19” organized by the Greek team at the Peace and Friendship Stadium.

The Reds played without injured Papanikolaou, who's out since December of last year, and recently hurt Printezis, while the club legend David Rivers was observing from the court seats. Mitrovic's squad did not have Leo Westermann.

Sasha Vezenkov went off for 24 points on 3/5 three-point shooting, Tyler Dorsey added 20, most of them in the first half, while Jean-Charles contributed with 19 points and 5 rebounds.

Danilo Andjusic scored 20, Donatas Motiejunas 18, Brock Motum put up 16, Paris Lee chipped in 13 in a losing effort for Monaco.

Monaco started the game better, crashing the boards, running up and down the court, and forcing Olympiacos to commit turnovers. The French side was up 18-9 eight minutes into the game, behind 6 points by Donta Hall. Donatas Motiejunas stepped up, wreaking havoc on the hosts' frontline. The Lithuanian big had 12 points in the first half when his team made the best of their fast-break chances.

The hosts reacted instantly, with Tyler Dorsey leading the way. The Greek-American guard went off in the second quarter, scoring 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting. Olympiacos tied the game at 49 apiece before taking their first lead of the game thanks to a three-point play by Jean-Charles. The Frenchman was almost impeccable from mid and long-range.

The third quarter turned into a Vezenkov-Andjusic duel. The Serb scored 10 points in less than three minutes, while the Bulgarian international responded with 8. Olympiacos were able to hold on to a slight edge, despite the fact that their offensive weapons were largely contained. Paris Lee made it 70-73 from downtown and Monaco closed the quarter still up by three (72-75).

5 consecutive points from Sloukas were neutralized by Alpha Diallo's all-around game since the Providence standout did all the "dirty" work for his team covering every inch on the floor. Dorsey converted two free throws and hit a 3-pointer to put Olympiacos upfront (87-84) with three minutes remaining. Paris Lee failed to secure an easy defensive rebound, thus allowing Vezenkov to lay it in (91-86) with one minute to go.

Andjusic brought the EuroCup holders closer (91-88), but a steal from Jean-Charles on Paris Lee proved enough for Bartzokas's men to seal the victory for the host team.

Olympiacos Piraeus: Vezenkov 24, Dorsey 20, Jean-Charles 19, Martin 11, Sloukas 10, Walkup 9, Larentzakis 3, Fall 2.

AS Monaco: Andjusic 20, Motiejunas 18, Motum 16, Lee 13, Hall 10, Boutsiele 8, Diallo 3, Demahis 3, Traore 2.

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