After a disheartening defeat at the hands of Paris Basketball just two days prior, the Roca Team rallied in time to achieve a deserved victory in an away game against Nancy over the weekend.

It was a focused Monaco side—and a team keen to shake off a bruising EuroLeague defeat at home—that hit the court in Nancy’s Palais des Sports Jean Weille de Gentilly for the Betclic Elite game on Saturday 26th October.

After a slightly slow start, AS Monaco Basket got it together towards the end of the first quarter, coming within three points of their rivals. By the second quarter, they had accelerated further, breaking through Nancy’s defence and going into halftime with a comfortable 34-47 lead.

The break didn’t disrupt their momentum, and Monaco kept up the pressure in the second half, leading in both remaining quarters and finishing with a final score of 77-98.

It was a standout night for top scorer Elie Okobo, who added 18 points to Monaco’s total. He was closely followed by Alpha Diallo with 17 points, John Brown with 16 and Mam Jaiteh with 15.

AS Monaco Basket currently sits in seventh place in the Betclic Elite and Turkish EuroLeague standings, and there are a series of challenging games ahead in both leagues.

The team will be on the road for their next four games. They will meet Belgrade’s Partizan on 30th October, Lithuanian powerhouses Zalgiris Kaunas on 1st November, BCM Gravelines Dunkerque on 3rd November and Anadolu Efes in Istanbul on 8th November, before finally returning home to play JDA Dijon on 10th November.