Monaco coach Vassilis Spanoulis enjoyed a triumphant return to his former club Olympiacos
Spanoulis’s Monaco downs Olympiacos, 77-80
Game Report
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AS Monaco secured a spot in the top 10 with a hard-fought road win at Olympiacos Piraeus, condemning the Reds to a third straight loss. Monaco improved to 20-12 and will now target a top-six finish, while Olympiacos dropped to 22-10.
Monaco controlled the opening stages but Olympiacos responded during a low-scoring second quarter to lead 37-35 at halftime. The second half was tight until the visitors dominated the closing stages to seal a big win. Mike James guided Monaco with a double-double of 11 points and 12 assists, while Jaron Blossomgame top-scored with a career-high 18 points and Mam Jaiteh added 11. Sasha Vezenkov paced Olympiacos with 21 points, and Alec Peters added 15 on a night when the Reds missed 14 free throws.
Game Videos
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Jaron Blossomgame: 'We played Monaco basketball’
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Olympiacos Piraeus-AS Monaco | RS Round 32 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Jaiteh’s ferocious finish! Motorola Magic Moment
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James feeds Theis for the flush! Motorola Magic Moment
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LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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AS Monaco-Zalgiris Kaunas | RS Round 31 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Okobo with a classy jumper to close the half! Motorola Magic Moment
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EuroLeague Weekly, Round 31-32: Final double-round week
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The Fantasy Challenge Podcast gang reunites for the double week
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EuroLeague 25 Moments: Olympiacos and its historic 2012 comeback
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Mike James: 'We played with more energy than we have been'
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AS Monaco-Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Diallo with a clutch dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade | RS Round 30 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Theis with a monster dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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What a block from Blossomgame! Motorola Magic Moment:
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'We want titles, not wins'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Vezenkov’s magic dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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Fall rejects Grant! Motorola Magic Moment
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv-AS Monaco | RS Round 29 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Jaiteh capitalizes on James’s no-look pass! Motorola Magic Moment
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Theis stops Clark! Motorola Magic Moment
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'Kendrick Nunn is a great player and great person'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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McKissic rocks the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jordan Loyd: 'We gotta build on this win'
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Paris Basketball-AS Monaco | RS Round 28 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Theis posterizes Kratzer! Motorola Magic Moment
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Alec Peters: 'Our team is full of guys who can step up'
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 27 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fall smashes the rim! Motorola Magic Moment
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan-AS Monaco | RS Round 27 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Theis opens his Monaco account with a slam! Motorola Magic Moment
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Cornelie posterizes Gillespie! Motorola Magic Moment
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Blossomgame dunks off a James dish! Motorola Magic Moment
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Evan Fournier: 'I'm glad I made the shot'
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FC Barcelona-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Fournier wins it on the buzzer! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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AS Monaco-Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | RS Round 26 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Nice move from Monaco! Motorola Magic Moment
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Evan Fournier: 'The Olympiacos fans killed it tonight'
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Paris Basketball-Olympiacos Piraeus | RS Round 25 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Papagiannis posterizes Moneke! Motorola Magic Moment of the Night
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Vassilis Spanoulis: 'This is a huge milestone for Mike James, 5,000 points'
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Mike James after reaching 5,000 points: 'It's something nice to add to the résumé'
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AS Monaco-Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | RS Round 25 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Papagiannis posterizes Moneke! Motorola Magic Moment
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Sasha Vezenkov: 'The EuroLeague is unpredictable'
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Olympiacos Piraeus-Anadolu Efes Istanbul | RS Round 24 Highlights | 2024-25 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
Moustapha Fall’s inside finish helped Olympiacos into an early 4-0 lead, before Donatas Motiejunas’s triple got Monaco on the board. Alpha Diallo’s steal and slam gave the visitor its first lead, but Fall and Vezenkov were on target to tie it up, 9-9. Daniel Theis scored from close and long-range, before James’s layup and Blossomgame’s triple completed a 2-10 run. Nigel Williams-Goss and Vezenkov pulled the Reds closer, but Blossomgame stayed hot by scoring at the rim and it was 15-23 after 10 minutes.
Peters started the second quarter with a corner three and Saben Lee added a driving layup, but Diallo’s layup and Jaiteh’s putback kept Monaco ahead. Peters hit a long two and Shaquielle McKissic followed a layup with another deep two for a tie, 27-27. Elie Okobo responded with a jumper before free throws and a three-point play for Vezenkov sent the host ahead. Jaiteh’s dunk was answered by another score for Vezenkov, and it was 37-35 at the break.
The second half started with Kostas Papanikolaou’s triple and Vezenkov’s close-range finish, but Motiejunas pulled Monaco closer from deep. Evan Fournier and Motiejunas scored at the rim, before the Reds raced clear, 53-44, through Papanikolaou, Williams-Goss and Vezenkov. Peters and Terry Tarpey traded triples, before James also struck from deep to make it 56-52. Fournier scored twice to protect the host’s lead, but Theis’s alley-oop helped make it 60-58 at the end of the third.
Matthew Strazel’s triple gave Monaco the lead, and although McKissic tied it up the visitor surged ahead again through two scores apiece from Okobo and Blossomgame, 67-71. Peters made a three-point play but Strazel’s jumper kept Monaco in front. Vezenkov’s tough inside score was bettered by two slams from Jaiteh to make it 73-79 inside the last 2 minutes. Vezenkov scored again to make it closer, but it wasn’t enough as Monaco held on.
