In an thriller to open Round 20, host Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul weathered several comebacks by AS Monaco to finally prevail 98-94 in overtime on Thursday for its third consecutive victory. This one broke part of a second-place tie between four teams, leaving Fenerbahce 13-7 while Monaco fell to 12-8. As a bonus, Fenerbahce swept their season series 2-0 to take a tie-break advantage if needed later in the season.
Monaco's last of several runs in the game was 0-8 over the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter to force overtime, where Fener got it right despite continued pressure from the visitors thanks to Nigel Hayes-Davis making big plays and Marko Guduric making sure at the foul line. The winners got 21 points from Scottie Wilbekin, 18 from Hayes-Davis and 17 each from Guduric and Johnathan Motley. Mike James pumped in 23 points, Yakuba Ouattara 19 and Alpha Diallo 13 for Monaco.
