By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
With the duo of Casper Ware (18 p.) and DeMarcus Nelson (15 p.) spearheading the offensive efforts and an excellent work on the other end, ASVEL beat Monaco 72 -69 on the road and took the advantage for the qualification to the French League semis.
The defending champions stunned their opponents with a 11-23 entrance and used this lead as a “safety pillow” for the remainder of the game The hosts never managed to come back.
For the losing squad Billy Ouattara scored 20 and Dee Bost 12. The Monegasques finished at the first seed at the regular season but now are in the brink of elimination since this is a best-of-three series.
Meanwhile, Orthez downed Strasbourg 92 – 102 in OT away from home behind 33 points by John Cox to also make the 1 – 0.