Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul scored 33 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from AS Monaco for a 96-86 victory at Ulker Sports and Event Hall on Thursday night. The win snapped a four-game losing streak and raised Fenerbahce’s record to 4-9 on the season while sending Monaco to its fourth loss in a row and a 5-8 record.
Fenerbahce beats Monaco to stop four-game skid, 96-86

Jan Vesely led six Fenerbahce scorers in double figures with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for a season-high PIR of 32. Marko Guduric scored all of his 18 points in the second half, Nando De Colo scored 15, Pierria Henry had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals and Achille Polonara and Devin Booker added 11 points apiece. Mike James paced Monaco with a season-high 31 points, Yakuba Ouattara added 15 and Alpha Diallo 10.
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Brock Motum opened the scoring for the visitors before Vesely got Fenerbahce on the scoreboard. Motum and Diallo helped Monaco jump ahead 4-6 by the first TV timeout. De Colo came off the bench and quickly tied it with free throws. It was 11-11 after Diallo and Henry traded threes. De Colo connected from downtown to give Fenerbahce its first lead, 14-13. A fastbreak dunk and a three-pointer from James gave him 9 points and gave Monaco a 16-18 lead after 10 minutes.
Donatas Motiejunas made free throws and a three-pointer and fed Ouattara for a layup as Monaco stretched the lead to 19-25, which prompted a Fenerbahce timeout. Sehmus Hazer closed the gap with a layup and a triple. Polonara tipped in a missed De Colo free throw to even the score at 27-27. A put-back by Vesely gave the visitors the lead at the midway points of the quarter. Vesely scored on three straight possessions, though a triple by James tied it at 33-33. The Fenerbahce center found a wide-open Henry for a three-pointer and a 5-point lead, after which Monaco called timeout. James connected on a four-point play after the stoppage and banked in a three on the halftime buzzer to send Monaco into the locker room ahead 40-42.
Guduric scored 11 points – including 3 triples – in a 13-1 run to open the second half to give Fenerbahce the lead. More than 4 minutes passed before Ouattara’s put-back, which was Monaco’s first basket of the half. Ouattara added a triple and Paris Lee netted free throws as Monaco trimmed the deficit. James’s steal and layup made it 57-56 and prompted a Fenerbahce timeout. A floater by Motum completed the comeback and Danilo Andjusic’s free throw gave Monaco the lead, 58-59. De Colo’s layup left the teams tied at 63-63 through three quarters.
Polonara dunked and Henry sank a three to the delight of the Fenerbahce faithful. James made his fifth triple to bring Monaco within 68-66. De Colo gave Fenerbahce a 7-point lead with a triple. After a timeout, Will Thomas knocked down a three, but Henry made a layup and came up with a steal that lead to a Booker three as the hosts took a 78-69 advantage. Polonara stretched the difference to 12 with a three. Monaco fought back through a three by Ouattara and free throws by James to make it 83-76 with 3 minutes remaining. James struck again with a steal and a three-point play. Diallo committed an unsportsmanlike foul on Vesely with 2:08 remaining and a three by Guduric all but put the game on ice.