The German side fired on all cylinders on a night in which the French team struggled to get going.
ALBA overwhelmed ASVEL at the Astroballe
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Regular Season
Round 21 of 34
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ALBA Berlin ended its 10-game road losing streak in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague by thrashing LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 63-88 at the Astroballe in Round 21 on Friday. ALBA excelled in many aspects of the game during its impressive victory in Lyon, France.
ALBA finished the game with 23 assists, a new season high. Its previous-best mark was the 21 assists it had in an 85-71 road loss in Round 14 against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade. Both teams had the same number of turnovers, 13, but ASVEL had just 11 assists, less than half of ALBA's total. Gabriele Procida was all over the floor, getting 3 assists, 3 steals and just 1 turnover to go with 12 points off the bench.
Dominating the boards, especially in the second half, allowed ALBA to win the game. ALBA outrebounded ASVEL 31-46, with most of that difference coming in the second half: 14-26. The hosts grabbed just 6 defensive rebounds in the entire second half, while ALBA pulled down 7 offensive boards. As many as nine ALBA players pulled down 3 rebounds or more, all led by Khalifa Koumadje, who grabbed 10 boards in just 16 minutes.
Three-point shooting also made the difference in the game. ALBA buried 8 of 22 three-point shots (36.4% 3FG) and forced ASVEL into very low shooting percentages. ASVEL only hit 2-of-21 shots from beyond the arc. It is the second-worst mark of the season: 9.5%. Real Madrid hit just 2-of-22 three-pointers (9.1% 3FG) in a 65-64 home win against FC Barcelona. ASVEL only shot with a worse percentage once in EuroLeague history, as it hit 1-of-12 three-pointers (8.3% 3FG) in a 61-71 home loss against Zenit St. Petersburg on December 15, 2021.
ALBA broke a five-game losing streak and registered its first EuroLeague win in 2024, as it wiped the floor with ASVEL at the Astroballe.