Victor Wembanyama LNB Finals stats, score: AS Monaco sweeps Mets 92 in NBA Draft prospect's final French game

Gilbert McGregor

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Victor Wembanyama LNB Finals stats, score: AS Monaco sweeps Mets 92 in NBA Draft prospect's final French game image

Victor Wembanyama is a week away from hearing his name called at the NBA Draft, but he had to complete his French league season first.

On Thursday, Wembanyama and his Metropolitans 92 team were swept in Game 3 of the LNB Pro A Finals, falling to an AS Monaco team that was led by Jordan Loyd, Mike James, and Jaron Blossomgame.

Wembanyama made his presence felt, finishing the game with 22 points on 6-for-11 shooting, adding seven rebounds and four blocks, but it wasn't enough as Monaco continued to claw back before taking control at the end.

The Sporting News tracked live updates from Wembanyama throughout Game 3 of the LNB Finals.

POST-FINALS MOCK DRAFT: Who will go after Victor Wembanyama?

Mets 92 vs. Monaco score, highlights

  1 2 3 4 F
Mets 92 32 21 17 15 85
AS Monaco 23 21 19 29 92

Victor Wembanyama stats in game today

22 PTS (6-11 FG, 9-9 FT), 7 REB, 4 BLK

Final: Monaco 92, Mets 85

4:30 p.m. — And that's a wrap.

Victor Wembanyama concludes his career in the French LNB with 22 points, seven rebounds and four blocks while shooting 6-for-11 from the field and a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line.

Up next: the NBA Draft.

4:25 p.m. — Jordan Loyd is clutch!

Loyd hits triples on back-to-back possessions to give Monaco a six-point lead with just 25 seconds to go. Monaco is going to come away victorious here to take home the title.

4:17 p.m. — As good as Victor Wembanyama and Mets 92 have been all game, AS Monaco won't go away.

Wembanyama is whistled for a foul as Monaco's Elie Okobo finishes through contact to tie things up at 81. After a timeout, Okobo has an opportunity to give Monaco its first lead of the night.

3:31 remains in regulation.

4:14 p.m. — Make that 22 points in the game for Victor Wembanyama, who is a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line and is 6-for-10 from the field.

His latest bucket is another dunk as he cleans up a mess on the interior.

4:08 p.m. — His first bucket of the game was a dunk and his first bucket of the second half is a dunk

Victor Wembanyama brings his total for the game up to 16 points on a two-handed jam out of a high-low set on the offensive end.

4:04 p.m. — After sitting to close the third quarter and the opening minute of the fourth, Victor Wembanyama checks in with 9:05 remaining in regulation.

Can the soon-to-be first pick lead Mets 92 to the win?

End of Third Quarter: Mets 70, Monaco 63

4:01 p.m. — As scoring slowed down in the third quarter, so did the production of Victor Wembanyama.

As Metropolitans 92 holds on to a seven-point lead, Wembanyama is still sitting on 14 points but is up to five rebounds and two assists in the game.

One more quarter for Mets 92 to extend their season.

3:50 p.m. — Monaco continues to try to chip away but Mets 92 is holding on to a five-point lead. 

Mets 64, Monaco 59. Under four minutes remain in the third.

Halftime: Mets 53, Monaco 44

3:30 p.m. — NBA champion Serge Ibaka is in attendance to check out some LNB Finals action.

3:24 p.m. — Metropolitans 92 takes a nine-point lead into the halftime break and Victor Wembanyama is tied for a game-high with 14 points.

Wembanyama's half consisted of him going 4-for-5 from the field and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line. In addition to his scoring, Wembanyama has four blocks as well.

Mets 92 can force a Game 4 by building upon this momentum in the second half.

3:14 p.m. — The "Wemby" chants have begun at Roland-Garros.

Victor Wembanyama has 14 points now after banking in a shot on the block before draining a step-back 3 on the next possession.

Mets 92 holds a nine-point lead late in the first half.

Mets 49, Monaco 40. 3:39 remains in the half.

3:10 p.m. — Victor Wembanyama is up to nine points in the game and continues to make his presence felt on the defensive end. As a result, Mets 92 has stayed in command.

Mets 42, Monaco 35. 

6:29 remains in the second quarter.

End of First Quarter: Mets 32, Monaco 23

3 p.m. — With Victor Wembanyama on the sideline, Monaco closes the quarter on a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to nine points.

One quarter is in the books

2:54 p.m. — You couldn't have drawn up a much better start for Victor Wembanyama.

Wembanyama has seven points after going 1-for-1 from the field and shooting a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line. He's added a rebound and a blocked shot. Wembanyama exits the game after seven minutes of action with his team holding a 14-point lead.

Mets 30, Monaco 16.

2:40 p.m. — It's an early 9-0 lead for Victor Wembanyama and Mets 92, forcing Monaco to call an early timeout.

2:35 p.m. — Victor Wembanyama is getting his work done early. He gets Mets 92 on the board first with a reverse finish on an alley-oop.

Pregame

2 p.m. — Victor Wembanyama is warming up and looks ready to help his team extend its playoff life.

12:35 p.m. — The stage at Roland-Garros is set. A fitting venue for a major occasion.

How to watch Victor Wembanyama in the LNB Finals

  • Date: Thursday, June 15
  • Time: 2:30 p.m. ET | 11:30 a.m. PT
  • Streaming: NBA App, NBA.com

Metropolitans 92 vs. AS Monaco will stream through the NBA App and on NBA.com. It will not be broadcast on television in the U.S.

Victor Wembanyama LNB Finals schedule

Date Game Result
Saturday, June 10 Game 1 Monaco 87, Mets 64
Monday, June 12 Game 2 Monaco 95, Mets 88
Thursday, June 15 Game 3 Monaco 92, Mets 85

*If necessary

Metropolitans 92 roster

Alongside Wembanyama, Metropolitans 92 is headlined by another 2023 NBA Draft prospect, Bilal Coulibaly. 

Number Player Position
0 Bilal Coulibaly G
1 Victor Wembanyama F
2 Daniel Isay G
3 DeVante Jones G
4 Adel Alain G
5 Lahaou Konate G/F
7 Ridi Kalonji F
10 Bandja Sy F
11 Aaron Henry F
12 Moussa Dicko F
14 Idrissa Ba C
15 Steeve Ho You Fat F
17 Eric Koumba G
20 TaShawn Thomas F/C
23 Michael Frazier II G
25 Hugo Besson G
28 Ibrahima Fall-Faye F/C
35 Armel Traore F
55 Barry Brown Jr. F

AS Monaco roster

Monaco's roster has more than a handful of former NBA players, headlined by prolific scoring guard Mike James.

Number Player Position
00 John Brown II F/C
0 Elie Okobo G
1 Chima Moneke F
3 Jordan Loyd G/F
4 Jaron Blossomgame F
5 Yoan Makoundou F/C
6 Ambroise Couture F
11 Alpha Diallo F
20 Donatas Motiejunas C
24 Yakuba Ouattara G/F
32 Matthew Strazel G
45 Donta Hall C
55 Mike James G

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Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.