Germani Brescia Leonessa vs. AS Monaco - ShowGame - ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament

2018-19Regular SeasonRound 1

October 03, 2018 CET: 20:30

Local time: 20:30 PALALEONESSA

Monaco gets first-ever EuroCup win in Brescia

In a battle of 7DAYS EuroCup newcomers, AS Monaco registered its first-ever win in the competition by downing Germani Brescia Leonessa 68-80 on the road on Wednesday. Elmedin Kikanovic paced the winners with 20 points, Gerald Robinson added 16, Paul Lacombe had 13 and Ian Hummer 11 for Monaco. Jordan Hamilton led Brescia with 16 points and Bryon Allen scored 13 for the hosts.

Monaco excelled on defense early, while Kikanovic and Lacombe helped the guests make it a double-digit game, 11-24. A three-point play by Hamilton brought Brescia within 14-24 after 10 minutes. Awudu Abass ignited the Brescia comeback and back-to-back baskets by Luca Vitali made it a 4-point game. A 0-7 run that Kikanovic capped with a close basket allowed Monaco to set a 36-43 margin at halftime. Kikanovic kept scoring fluently after the break and three-pointers by Derek Needham, Lazeric Jones and Gerald Robinson broke the game open at 50-65 late in the third quarter. Monaco kept full control of the game and a mid-range jumper by an unstoppable Kikanovic sealed the outcome, 60-74, with three minutes left.

Pivotal performer

Lacombe proved once again to be ready to become a EuroCup superstar. He had a strong all-around game against Brescia - 13 points on 5-of-5 two-point shooting, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal. At age 28, Lacombe has just entered the prime of his career and is set to keep helping Monaco in many ways.

Did you notice?

Kikanovic did what he does best - hit two-point shots. With his 9 shots made inside the arc, Kikanovic has accumulated 334 career two-pointers, climbing to sixth place on the all-time list and about to overcome Kresimir Loncar (336) to reach the Top 5. He has done so with a very good shooting percentage, too, 57.5%.

Game-changing moment

In a slow-paced game, Monaco found its scoring rhythm right after the break. The guests scored 11 points in the opening three minutes of the second quarter, turning a 7-point halftime difference into a 14-point gap. That allowed Monaco to take full control of the game for good.

Stellar stat

Indeed, two-point shots made the difference in this game and Kikanovic played a big role in it. Monaco hit 26 of 41 shots inside the arc (63.4%) and now leads the EuroCup in two-point shooting percentage. Brescia hit 22 of 41 two-point shots (53.7%) in this game, but struggled from downtown (4 of 21, 19.1%).

Next game

Brescia visits Morabanc Andorra on Wednesday, October 10 at 20:00 CET. It will have the opportunity to play against one of its former stars, Michele Vitali. Monaco hosts its first-ever EuroCup game against Kikanovic's former team, Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade.

Elmedin Kikanovic - AS Monaco (photo Brescia) - EC18

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

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Referees: KOROMILAS, ELIAS; NEDOVIC, MILAN; GELLER, RENAUD

Attendance: 1880

By Quarter	1	2	3	4
Germani Brescia Leonessa	14	22	17	15
AS Monaco	24	19	22	15

End of Quarter	1	2	3	4
Germani Brescia Leonessa	14	36	53	68
AS Monaco	24	43	65	80

Germani Brescia Leonessa

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
0	ALLEN, BRYON	25:19	13	4/6	1/4	2/4		2	2	2		4		1	4	3	4
1	HAMILTON, JORDAN	28:44	16	6/8	0/2	4/4	1	4	5	2	2	2			4	4	19
4	CERON, MARCO	5:14	3	0/1	1/3			2	2			1		1
5	ABASS, AWUDU	29:31	7	1/4	1/3	2/2	2	2	4	1	1	1	1		1	1	8
7	VITALI, LUCA	25:44	9	3/7	1/5		2		2	6	1	1		1	3		5
8	LAQUINTANA, TOMMASO	11:55	5	2/3		1/1	1	1	2						1	2	7
10	CAROLI, MATTEO	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	MIKA, ERIC	11:24	4	2/3				2	2			1			3		1
18	BEVERLY, GERALD	8:54	4	2/3		0/1	2	2	4	1					3	1	5
29	ZERINI, ANDREA	19:42			0/1		1	2	3	1	1		2				6
34	MOSS, DAVID	22:17	5	2/5	0/1	1/2	1	3	4	4	2	1			1	2	10
41	SACCHETTI, BRIAN	11:16	2	0/1	0/2	2/2		2	2			1			1	3	2
	Team											1					-1
	Totals	200:00	68	22/41	4/21	12/16	10	22	32	17	7	13	3	3	21	16	66
				53.7%	19%	75%

Head coach: DIANA, ANDREA

Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating

AS Monaco

							Rebounds						Blocks		Fouls
#	Player	Min	Pts	2FG	3FG	FT	O	D	T	As	St	To	Fv	Ag	Cm	Rv	PIR
2	JONES, LAZERIC	8:59	6		2/2			1	1	1		1			3		4
3	BARRY, REMI	6:15	2	1/2								1			1		-1
4	NEEDHAM, DEREK	31:01	6	0/1	2/7			1	1	8	2	2			3	3	9
6	LACOMBE, PAUL	27:50	13	5/5	1/3		1	7	8	4	1	2			2	1	21
7	CHAM, KEVIN	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9	KIKANOVIC, ELMEDIN	29:01	20	9/13		2/4	2	4	6		1	3	1		1	4	22
20	LOUBAKI, LUC	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21	JONES, JARROD	16:45	5	2/3	0/6	1/2	3	2	5	1			1	1	2	1	2
22	ROBINSON, GERALD	32:53	16	4/6	1/1	5/6		2	2	2		1			3	6	19
24	OUATTARA, YAKUBA	16:20	1	0/2	0/2	1/2		1	1			1				1	-3
34	HUMMER, IAN	30:56	11	5/9	0/1	1/1	3	5	8	2			1	2	2	4	17
50	JOSEPH, GEORGI	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Team
	Totals	200:00	80	26/41	6/22	10/15	9	23	32	18	4	11	3	3	17	20	90
				63.4%	27.3%	66.7%

Head coach: FILIPOVSKI, SASO

Head Coaches

DIANA, ANDREA

Germani Brescia Leonessa

"First of all, I compliment Monaco for the game: they led all the game for 40 minutes. We suffered our ups and downs, it was difficult to prepare the games in three days. We need to improve and we have to grow day by day."

FILIPOVSKI, SASO

AS Monaco

"The key factor was that we played good defense. We controlled their fast breaks and the one-on-one games of Hamilton and Allen, who are creators. Although we made some mistakes, I am happy for this win because we are a completely new team with new players. We are missing our executions and searching for each other, but I believe it is the same for all the teams."

Players

HAMILTON, JORDAN

Germani Brescia Leonessa

"We made a few errors and we lost the game. We are a big team, we only need to put that in the game. We can win for sure, especially at home."

KIKANOVIC, ELMEDIN

AS Monaco

"It is always important to open the competition well, especially in an away game against a very dangerous team. I think that after a tough loss in our domestic league, we reacted well and probably this was our best game so far this season. This is a pretty new team and I think we will grow from game to game and play better and better."

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