The win was a timely response from Vassilis Spanoulis’ side after their frustrating EuroLeague collapse against Fenerbahçe two days earlier, when they squandered a 17-point lead. Even without key scorers Mike James and Nemanja Nedovic, Monaco never relinquished control, setting the tone early and imposing themselves at both ends of the floor.

Nikola Mirotic led the way offensively with 21 points, supported by Jaron Blossomgame’s 16 and 11 from Matthew Strazel. Yet it was Monaco’s defensive intensity that defined the contest.

Strasbourg’s backcourt was completely stifled. Marcus Keene, the league’s leading assist provider entering the game, finished with just two assists, while Gabe Brown, the Betclic Elite’s fourth-highest scorer, was held scoreless, missing all nine of his attempts. Frustration boiled over in the third quarter when Brown and Monaco’s Alpha Diallo were involved in a physical altercation, resulting in both players being sent off.

Monaco had already built a commanding advantage, leading by 14 points at the break. Strasbourg briefly cut the deficit to 10 in the third quarter through Mike Davis Jr, who top scored for the visitors with 22, but the comeback never gathered momentum.

The victory lifts Monaco to an 8–2 record, placing them back at the top of the standings ahead of Nanterre and Paris (both 8–3), following Lyon-Villeurbanne’s surprise home defeat to Cholet.