By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Brescia held on to beat red-hot Olimpia Milano 82-74 at home and put an end to their visitors’ five-game winning streak in the Italian LegaBasket.
Naz Mitrou-Long led the way with 22 points and 4 rebounds for the winners, while Amadeo Della Valle posted 21 points and 5 rebounds against his former team, as Brescia now moves up to a 15-7 record to extend its winning streak to five games.
John Petrucelli added 14 points for Brescia and Kenny Gabriel tapped 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Devon Hall and Malcolm Delaney both added 11 points for Milano and Sergio Rodriguez added 10 points. This marks Milano’s third defeat of the season in Italy and they drop to 18-3.
LegaBasket Round 23 results:
March 19
Treviso – Trento 78-73
Tortona – Basket Napoli 83-77
March 20
Varese – Pesaro 76-87
Brescia – Olimpia Milano 82-74
Brindisi – Cremona
Reggiana – Sassari
Trieste – Fortutudo Bologna
Virtus Bologna – Venezia
Photo credit: olimpiamilano.com