By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Virtus Segafredo Bologna climbed to the top of the LBA UnipolSai table by beating fellow Turkish Airlines EuroLeague participant EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, 86-80, in Virtus Segafredo Arena on Sunday.
Marco Belinelli drew up a team-high 19 points. Tornike Shengelia and Matt Morgan followed with 16 and 15 points, respectively. A game-high 22 points by Nikola Mirotic settled on the losing end.
Jumping to 15-5 in the 2024-25 Regular Season of the Italian league, the team guided by Dusko Ivanovic matched Germani Brescia and Dolomiti Energia Trento. The visitors fell to 13-7.
Experienced tactician Ettore Messina ruled out Shavon Shields and Nenad Dimitrijevic for the Round 20 fixture, besides missing Leandro Bolmaro (right shoulder) and Josh Nebo (right arm). For the hosts, Andrejs Grazulis was left out of the lineup, and Will Clyburn (left foot) and Achille Polonara (knee) remained on the injury list.
Visiting Il T Quotidiano Arena and then sole LBA leader Trento on Saturday, Justin Gorham set his career-high at 35 points with 13/16 from the field, powering Bertram Derthona Tortona to a win, 89-85. The Basketball Champions League outfit improved to 11-9.
LBA Round 20
Dolomiti Energia Trento – Bertram Derthona Tortona 85-89
UnaHotels Reggio Emilia – Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 84-58
Napoli – Estra Pistoia 70-74
Trieste – NutriBullet Treviso 85-73
Givova Scafati – Umana Reyer Venice 92-96 OT (84-84)
Virtus Segafredo Bologna – EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 86-80
Germani Brescia – Vanoli Cremona 99-87
Trapani Shark – Openjobmetis Varese 106-93 OT (89-89)
STANDINGS: Germani Brescia 30 (15-5), Dolomiti Energia Trento 30 (15-5), Virtus Segafredo Bologna 30 (15-5), Trapani Shark 28 (14-6), EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 26 (13-7), UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 26 (13-7)…
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