Monaco overpowers Barcelona, clinch 3rd place
Final Four debutants led 40 minutes in 78-66 win in Kaunas behind Strazel’s 14 points
Monaco took care of business in the third-place game to make history with the club’s first victory in its premier Final Four. All 12 Monaco players scored led by Matthew Strazel with 14 points and 10 apiece from Elie Okobo and Alpha Diallo. Jordan Loyd added 9 points and 6 assists and Donta Hall had 9 points and 11 rebounds. Nikola Mirotic bounced back from an underwhelming semifinal to score 15 for Barcelona.