The visitors prevailed thanks to a smooth team effort and sound long-range shooting
Olympiacos sinks Monaco, 80-89, handing Spanoulis first defeat
Game Report
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Olympiacos Piraeus ground out a valuable 80-89 road win at AS Monaco in Round 13 of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and improved to 9-4, while the French side dropped to 8-5 after its new coach Vassilis Spanoulis tasted his first defeat in the competition.
Frenchman Evan Fournier paced Olympiacos with 19 points, player of the game Shaquielle McKissic poured 18 while Sasha Vezenkov and Nigel Williams-Goss chipped in with 14 apiece.
The outstanding Alpha Diallo led Monaco with a game-high 21 points, with Jaron Blossomgame adding 12. Georgios Papagiannis netted 11, while Elie Okobo and Mike James added 10 each, the latter also racking up 12 assists.
Game Videos
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'We are a great team and we need to prove it every week'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Virtus Segafredo Bologna | RS Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Milutinov with a huge dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Buducnost VOLI Podgorica-Dolomiti Energia Trento | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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A big dunk from Vezenkov! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jordan Ford forces OT! Magic Moment
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Wright with the unreal vision! Magic Moment
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Vassilis Spanoulis: 'Every time, we are better and better'
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AS Monaco-FC Bayern Munich | RS Round 16 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Okobo to Papagiannis alley-oop! Motorola Magic Moment
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Vassilis Spanoulis: 'We have patience'
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Mike James: 'Just happy to get a win'
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul-AS Monaco | RS Round 15 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Okobo on the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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EuroLeague & Friends: Spanoulis's start, the play of Maledon and Shorts...
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Paris Basketball | RS Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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What a chasedown block from Loyd! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
- 01:23
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Vassilis Spanoulis: 'The sky is the limit for Juhann Begarin'
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AS Monaco-ALBA Berlin | RS Round 14 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Reds go stealing and dunking! Motorola Magic Moment
- 00:30
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What a block from Jordan Loyd! Motorola Magic Moment
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Papagiannis dunks after a brilliant pass from James! Motorola Magic Moment
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Shaq McKissic: 'I appreciate Coach for allowing me to play through my mistakes'
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AS Monaco-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Vassilis Spanoulis: 'You can tell this is a good team'
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-AS Monaco | RS Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Papagiannis blocks the way! Motorola Magic Moment
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Blossomgame’s explosive slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Evan Fournier: 'It's a privilege and a pleasure to play in front of these fans’
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Elie Okobo: 'We were sharing the ball way more than usual'
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AS Monaco-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 11 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Okobo with the reverse layup! Motorola Magic Moment
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Blossomgame goes from defense to offense! Motorola Magic Moment
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Elie Okobo: 'It’s time to start a winning streak'
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'We are more than happy'
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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz–AS Monaco | RS Round 10 highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv–Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 10 highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Nikola Milutinov: 'This is why the EuroLeague is so strong'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne | RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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AS Monaco-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade| RS Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Straight from the court: Fournier and Vezenkov analyze Greek derby outcome | Post-game show
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Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'I missed this derby so much'
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Georgios Papagiannis: 'It was a team effort'
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul-AS Monaco | RS Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Papagiannis seals the win! Motorola Magic Moment
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Shaq McKissic relives his best Greek derby plays
The lead changed hands time and again in a physical see-saw contest played at a frantic pace, with Monaco dishing out 16 assists in the first half while Olympiacos sank 8 three-pointers from 18 attempts in the opening two quarters.
Papagiannis did a lot of damage in the Olympiacos paint early on, scoring 7 points in the opening 10 minutes, but James was largely stifled out on offense by his markers, although he dished out a barrage of assists for his teammates to convert from close range.
A pair of triples by Fournier gave Olympiacos a 53-58 lead midway through the third quarter, but Monaco hit back instantly and nosed ahead 71-70 early in the fourth, with Diallo making shots from all over as he continued his fine run of form.
A long-range slugfest saw the visitors turn the tide and carve out a 74-78 advantage as Monaco committed several costly turnovers down the stretch. It was lights out for the hosts after Sasha Vezenkov hit one from deep to give Olympiacos an unassailable 77-87 lead in the dying moments, sparking loud celebrations among a vociferous contingent of away fans.
Olympiacos finished on a commendable 14 of 32 from downtown and restricted Monaco to a mere 6 assists in the second half, having won the battle of the boards 36-31 as Vezenkov, Nikola Milutinov and Thomas Walkup grabbed 6 rebounds each.
Spanoulis, who won back-to-back EuroLeague championships with Olympiacos as a player in 2012 and 2013 as a player, thus tasted defeat against his former mentor Georgios Bartzokas, who led the Reds to that 2013 title. It came after Spanoulis enjoyed a dream debut last week when he celebrated an 88-91 win at his other former club, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens, where he won Europe’s premier club competition in 2009.
