Three quarters and more played at a very high level at both ends of the floor, keeping the rebounding battle even against a very athletic and physical Monaco team. The last five minutes the offense stuttered a little and the defense had to win the game again. It finished with a 71-65 commanding road win, the third of the season. “I’ll keep the first 35 minutes defensively and also offensively the way we moved the ball and hit the open man. When we built a 21-point lead, we relaxed a bit, we seemed the game over and we had a scare. It is never easy to break a losing streak. We did, “ Coach Ettore Messina said. Olimpia led by as many as 16 points in the second period and built a huge 21-point one early in the fourth quarter when Sergio Rodriguez exploded scoring eight straight points. It was 65-44 Olimpia. With nothing to lose, Monaco attempted a miraculous comeback, but they never got closer than the six points of the final 71-65 score. “I am very happy with the win – Sergio Rodriguez said – We have a lot of experience and we know it’s not easy to come into a game when you lose four games in a row. We have to learn from this and keep playing hard.”