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Olimpia Milano achieved their fifth victory in Legabasket after a dramatic win over Trento, with a score of 88-86, during the seventh round of the competition.
Garrison Mathews and Moses Wright both scored 11 points for Olimpia, while RJ Cole, Devon Hall, and Giampaolo Ricci added 10 each. For the visitors, Quincy Olivari led Trento with 27 points, and Jordan Baheye scored 14.
After the coaching change from Peppe Poeta to Luca Banchi, who did not lead this match, Milano secured a tough victory.
The hosts maintained the lead for most of the game, but Trento closed the gap towards the end. However, they were unable to pull off a shock in the dramatic finish, allowing the home team to claim their fifth win.
Virtus Bologna beat Verona
Virtus Bologna beat Verona 95–81 at PalaDozza. A 9–2 run late in the second quarter put Virtus ahead for good, and they went on to lead by as many as 16 points.
Wendell Moore led Bologna with 18 points, Trent Frazier added 17 and Marcus Carr had 13 points and four assists. Jermaine Samuels led Verona with 20 points, while Andrea Loro scored 13 and Federico Zampini added 10.
Verona outrebounded Virtus 49–36 but committed 18 turnovers to Bologna’s seven. The win was marred by a knee injury to Davide Casarin, who left the court in tears after scoring nine points.
Italian League, Round 6 results
Reggiana– Venezia 78–83
Trieste – BC Roma 116–100
Maxima Roma – Cantu 99–87
Milano – Trento 88–86
Tortona – Treviso 87-76
Scafati – Basket Napoli 89-91
Varese – Udine 81-84
Virtus Bologna – Verona 95-81
Standings: Virtus Bologna 6–1, Napoli Basket 6–1, Olimpia Milano 5–2, Maxima Roma 5–2, Treviso 5–2, Venezia 4–3, Udine 4–3, Varese 4–3…
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