A top-six battle awaits as joint-fourth Monaco (9-7) welcomes joint-second Barcelona (11-5).
Game Notes: Monaco vs. Barcelona



The Spanish side ended a poor run of road form by grabbing a battling win at Zalgiris last time out, propelled by constant perimeter threat Nico Laprovittola draining 4 three-pointers, while Monaco was relieved to end a two-game losing run by beating Bayern on the road thanks to a season-high 28 points from the lethal Mike James. The ability of Laprovittola and Tomas Satoransky to guard James will be crucial, while Monaco must also deal with Barca’s powerful inside threat of Jan Vesely – who scored 15 points on 6-of-7 field goal shooting at Zalgiris – and Willy Hernangomez, who averages 11.4 points and 4.6 boards per game.
- Monaco's only win in five games over Barcelona was a 78-66 decision in their third-place game at the 2023 Final Four.
- The two teams met for the first time in the 2021-22 season.
- Monaco's Donatas Motiejunas was a teammate of Barcelona's Rokas Jokubaitis on the Lithuanian national team at the 2023 Basketball World Cup.
- Monaco big man John Brown scored a career-high 21 points playing for UNICS Kazan against Barcelona in December 2021. Brown also had a career-high 7 steals against Barcelona in their second clash last season, in January 2022.

























































































