By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
A disappointing display for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan in Round 6 of Italy’s LBA UnipolSai Regular Season on Sunday. Scarpette Rosse struggled en route to a crushing defeat, 91-57, to Dolomiti Energia Trento.
Limited to 4/20 from beyond the arc and falling to 4-2, Nenad Dimitrijevic (thumb), Ousmane Diop (ankle), David McCormack (knee), Josh Nebo (arm), and Shavon Shields (groin) were on the injury list.
The team guided by Paolo Galbiati jumped to 6-0 with five players scoring in double-digits, including Toto Forray with a game-high 16 points in Il T Quotidiano Arena.
In Unipol Arena, Virtus Segafredo Bologna rallied past NutriBullet Treviso. A win, 104-97, improved the perfect domestic start to five games.
Mouhamet Diouf with 22 points and Matt Morgan packing 20 points paved the way for the team coached by Luca Banchi. Devontae Cacok (knee), Daniel Hackett, and Andrejs Grazulis were out.
Completing a four-point play with 0.9 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, 33-year-old Rodney McGruder sent Umana Reyer Venice to a win, 81-80, against Napoli.
Meanwhile, Elijah Stewart dropped a career-high 35 points, powering Givova Scafati to a win, 85-77, versus Vanoli Cremona.
LBA Round 6
Germani Brescia – Trapani Shark 74-95
Givova Scafati – Vanoli Cremona 85-77
Trieste – Openjobmetis Varese 107-81
Bertram Derthona Tortona – Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 71-68
Dolomiti Energia Trento – EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 91-57
Napoli – Umana Reyer Venice 80-81
Virtus Segafredo Bologna – NutriBullet Treviso 104-97
Estra Pistoia – UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 73-70
STANDINGS: Dolomiti Energia Trento 12 (6-0), Virtus Segafredo Bologna 10 (5-0), Trieste 10 (5-1), Bertram Derthona Tortona 8 (4-1), Trapani Shark 8 (4-2), EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 8 (4-2), Germani Brescia 8 (4-2)…
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