A victory against Bayern and Fenerbahce's loss against Baskonia secured home-court advantage for Monaco.

Credit: Christina Pahnke/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images
Credit Christina Pahnke/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images

Even though AS Monaco (21-11) play in the EuroLeague for only the 2nd season, the Monegasque club secured a home-court advantage in the upcoming EuroLeague playoffs.

Player of the Game
Vanja  Marinkovic
EFF
29
Vanja Marinkovic
Points 35
Accuracy 12-18
Rebounds 1
Assists 1

Monaco did the job in Munich, beating FC Bayern 84-81 behind Mike James' 28-point performance.

Shortly after, Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz did a huge favor to Monaco by beating Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (18-14). 

Only Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (19-13) could catch Monaco in a number of victories, but the Roca Team has a tie-breaker against the Israeli powerhouse, meaning they secured a Top 4 finish.

Monaco became the last team to secure home-court advantage in the EuroLeague playoffs, joining Olympiacos Piraeus, FC Barcelona, and Real Madrid.

Monaco can still go as high as 1st place since they won both games against league leaders Olympiacos (23-9).

Monaco will finish the regular season with games against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade and Anadolu Efes Istanbul.

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Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul
43%
26/60
Field goals
40%
25/62
44
Rebounds
28
13
Assists
12
7
Steals
8
46%
12/26
3-pointers
24%
4/17
100%
28/28
Free throws
68%
15/22

Best players

Vladimir  Lucic
20 PTS
6/9 FG
4/5 FT
Mike  James
28 PTS
9/16 FG
4/5 FT
FC Bayern Munich
Few players
6 REB
John  Brown
6 REB
2 DREB
4 OREB
Nick  Weiler-Babb
5 As
1 TO
16 MIN
AS Monaco
Few players
3 As
Corey  Walden
20 EFF
33% 2P%
50% 3P%
Mike  James
25 EFF
43% 2P%
67% 3P%