Monaco stuns Olympiacos in Greece to tie Playoff series

A big win for Eurocup defending champions in Game 2

Monaco shocked a sellout crowd of 11,500 in Piraeus by turning the series around with a 72-96 dismantling of host Olympiacos on Friday for its first-ever Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs victory. Monaco’s 0-20 second-quarter burst, tied for the third-longest shutout run in playoffs history, proved too much for the Reds to overcome. Mike James starred for Monaco with 23 points while Danilo Andjusic added 19 and Dwayne Bacon 17. Sasha Vezenkov led Olympiacos with 14 points. Tied 1-1 now, the series moves to the French Riviera for Game 3 next Wednesday and Game 4 on Friday, where if it defends its home court, Monaco can become the extremely rare competition debutant to reach a Final Four.