Olympiacos beat Monaco 76-62 to reach EuroLeague final

ANKARA

Olympiacos Piraeus beat Monaco 76-62 to become the first Turkish Airlines EuroLeague finalist on Friday.

Olympiacos' third-period performance was a joy to behold as the Greek side dropped 27 points against Monaco's two points in the period in the semifinal match at Zalgirio Arena.

The 2022-23 season's most valuable player (MVP) Sasha Vezenkov dropped 19 points for Olympiacos, while skipper Kostas Papanikolau contributed 15 points.

Mike James and Elie Okobo were the best players of Monaco on the field with 17-point contributions, each.

Olympiacos hope to end their 10-year title drought by taking down the winner of Friday's Barcelona-Real Madrid semifinal match in the final on May 21.