High-flying Monaco (19-10) is aiming to make it nine consecutive victories with a visit from inconsistent but still fighting Milan (12-17).
Game Notes: Monaco vs. Milan

November's meeting between the teams was a low-scoring affair, taken 66-72 by the Roca team thanks to 21 points from usual suspect Mike James, who will again look to shine against his former club after scoring at least 16 points in seven straight games. James is receiving plenty of help right now from Elie Okobo, who has averaged 17.5 points and 5 assists in the last two games. Milan has failed to win away from home since December, mostly due to a misfiring offense that hasn't surpassed 77 points during a six-game road losing run, but can count upon fit-again Nikola Mirotic to deliver the goods after averaging 21 points in the last three games.
- Monaco beat Milan 66-72 in Round 6 with Mike James scoring 21 points.
- Monaco guard Mike James played for Milan during the 2018-19 season when he was the Alphonso Ford Top Scorer Trophy winner with an average of 19.8 points per game.
- James was a teammate of both Kyle Hines and Johannes Voigtmann at CSKA Moscow during the 2019-20 season. James and Voigtmann were also teammates there during the 2020-21 campaign.
- Monaco's Jordan Loyd and Milan's Billy Baron and Alex Poythress were teammates at Zenit St Petersburg during the 2021-22 season.
- Monaco's Kemba Walker and Milan's Shabazz Napier were college teammates at the University of Connecticut and won the 2011 NCAA title together.
- Milan forward Giampaolo Ricci set career-highs with 8 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds, and a PIR of 15, against Monaco in December 2022.
- Last season at Mediolanum Forum, Milan came back from a 17-point deficit in the second half to beat Monaco 79-71. Billy Baron led the winners with 23 points and 6 three-pointers, which tied his career-high from behind the arc.