


AS Monaco improved to 17-10 and rose up to fourth in the standings following an 84-70 triumph over Panathinaikos Athens in Round 27. Taking much better care of the ball and powering the offensive glass saw Monaco gain the advantage in this game.
Monaco outrebounded Panathinaikos 30-26 and finished the game with as many as 14 offensive boards. Chima Moneke and Alpha Diallo were their team's biggest contributors with 4 offensive rebounds apiece. Panathinaios had 17 defensive rebounds, which means Monaco pulled down 45.2% of all rebounds under the Greens' rim. Panathinaikos had 9 offensive boards and Monaco grabbed 16 defensive boards, so the Greens got just 36% of all possible offensive rebounds.
The hosts limited its turnovers to just 10, in addition to recording 8 steals and dishing 12 assists. Panathinaikos had more assists, 13, but only collected 3 steals and finished the game with as many as 18 turnovers. Monaco improved its three-point defense during the game. Panathinaikos sank 9 of its opening 15 shots from beyond the arc (60% 3FG) but went 2-of-8 from downtown (25%) in the final 15 minutes.