Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul needs one more win to end a five-year absence from the Final Four as it hosts an AS Monaco team targeting a road win to keep the series alive.
Sarunas Jasikevicius, Fenerbahce: 'We have to expect an extremely motivated Monaco team'
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The Turkish team produced a powerful performance to lead throughout the second half of Wednesday's Game 3, with solid contributions throughout the team leading to an 89-78 victory as Tarik Biberovic (14 points) led eight scorers with 8 points or more.
Nick Calathes and Marko Guduric exerted control in the backcourt, combining for 11 assists on just 2 turnovers, and Fenerbahce's trademark three-point shooting again delivered with seven different players netting from deep.
Monaco must now find the defensive answers to disrupt that efficiency and also needs more production from its backcourt stars, with Mike James, Jordan Loyd and Elie Okobo restricted to a collective total of 24 points on 2-of-13 shooting from deep on Wednesday night.
The visiting team must also contend with the fabulous atmosphere at Ulker Sports and Event Hall, and overcome the pressure to avoid the kind of turnovers that derailed its challenge in the latter stages of Game 3.
Sarunas Jasikevicius, Fenerbahce head coach
"We have to expect an extremely motivated Monaco team, even more physical that they haven’t been here. We need to pay attention to Diallo that he’s hurting us in a couple games. I think tomorrow also would be crucial defense on Mike James and all the details that come with it: fast break points, rebounding and 50-50 balls."
Georgios Papagiannis, Fenerbahce player
"We have to be better in the next game. We have to improve the beginning from how we start the game. We have to be really aggressive. Monaco is coming to get the win. And for us, we are playing the last EuroLeague game at home so we need our fans to be here again to support us. We want to win this game and to proceed to the Final Four."