AS Monaco had to battle incredibly hard to beat ALBA Berlin 92-89 on Friday night, with Elie Okobo scoring a last-second three-pointer. Before that, however, Monaco had Alpha Diallo step up at the right time.
ALBA came up with a surprising defensive strategy, playing box-and-one against Mike James all game long. James was only able to take 4 field goal attempts and, with its main scorer deactivated, ALBA managed to get a 38-40 lead late in the first half. Diallo had been scoreless until then, but he soon took matters into his own hands.
