Mathieu Warnier, Media365, published on Sunday November 23, 2025 at 9:25 p.m.
At the end of the suspense and after being behind for most of the match, Bourg-en-Bresse won on the Monaco floor (89-91) as part of the 9th day of Betclic Elite.
The Salle Gaston-Médecin is really not an impregnable fortress. After Chalon-sur-Saône at the very start of the season, Bourg-en-Bresse inflicted a second defeat at home in Betclic Elite on Monaco this Sunday at the end of the suspense. A meeting that the “Roca Team” started in earnest with Elie Okobo (28 points) who stood out from the first minutes. But if Vassilis Spanoulis’ players flirted with the ten-point lead, those of Frédéric Fauthoux did not remain without reacting. Led by Adam Mokoka (23 points, 14 rebounds), JL Bourg gradually reduced its deficit to get back to just one point at the end of the first quarter. The second saw the Monegasques accelerate with a 10-0 driven by Yoan Makoundou (8 points), which allowed them to break the ten-point lead for the first time in the match. Except that Darius McGhee (12 points) and his teammates pushed to get their heads above water and stay in contact.
Monaco long ahead
The minutes leading up to the break then saw the two teams sign series, the gap then oscillating between six and ten points. However, a final basket from the inevitable Elie Okobo allowed the “Roca Team” to return to its locker room with an eight-point lead. If the game resumed with a long-distance shot from Matthew Strazel (11 points, 5 assists), it was the Burgiens who made the play on the Monaco floor. A 14-5 in the space of five minutes melted the advantage of the Principality club but this alert called for a strong reaction. Tightening the game in defense with no points conceded for three minutes, the Monegasques signed an 11-0 led by Nikola Mirotic (13 points) to give themselves some breathing space heading into the last quarter. But a long distance shot from Adam Mokoka then an “and one” from Darius McGhee brought JL Bourg back to seven points with ten minutes still to play. And they quickly turned into a nightmare for the “Roca Team”.
Bourg-en-Bresse can thank Mokoka
Indeed, they conceded an 11-0 led by Tre Mitchell (8 points, 5 rebounds) and Ricardo Lindo Jr (7 points) which allowed the Burgiens to go ahead on the scoreboard for the first time in the match. The Monegasques then raised their voice to resume their march forward. Except that they never took cover, being no more than four steps ahead. At a tense end to the match, two free throws from Kevin Kokila brought Bourg-en-Bresse to one point and, after a loss of the ball by Matthew Strazel, Adam Mokoka put the three-point shot offering victory to Frédéric Fauthoux’s players. With the energy of desperation, Elie Okobo tried to make the decision of a last long distance shot but the target slipped away. At the end of the suspense, JL Bourg scored a valuable success in Monaco (89-91) and moved up to seventh place thanks to a return to positive results. Monaco, beaten for the second time this season, fell to fifth place behind the top trio made up of Strasbourg, ASVEL and Nanterre but also behind Paris which has a game in hand.
