By Eurohoops Team / info@eurohoops.net
Olimpia Milano remains on top in Italy. With a win over Reggio Emilia, Milan’s team has now improved to 19-5 and leads the race in Legabasket.
In Venice, Reyer Venezia defeated Sidigas Avellino in a close call. Through three quarters, no team managed to have a solid lead, but in the final period, the hosts went up ahead by double-digits (76-65). Mitchell Watt scored 21 points (10/14 FG) for the winners. Venezia has improved its record to 18-6, while Avellino fell to 15-9.
On Saturday (31/03), Trento had an incredible offensive night, finishing with 107 points and allowing only 59 to Capo d’Orlando. Brescia, Varese, and Cremona all enjoyed comfortable afternoon wins, while Brindisi defeated Dinamo Sassari in overtime, 105-98. Pistoia defeated Torino on the road in what was a much-needed victory.
Day 24 – Results:
| HOME | AWAY | FT | HT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT |
| FIAT TORINO | THE FLEXX PISTOIA | 77-84 | 27-43 | 11-31 | 16-12 | 28-20 | 22-21 | 0-0 |
| GERMANI BASKET BRESCIA | RED OCTOBER CANTU | 86-71 | 45-41 | 25-27 | 20-14 | 18-11 | 23-19 | 0-0 |
| DOLOMITI ENERGIA TRENTINO | BETALAND CAPO D ORLANDO | 107-59 | 47-24 | 27-9 | 20-15 | 34-15 | 26-20 | 0-0 |
| OPENJOBMETIS VARESE | VL PESARO | 88-68 | 48-28 | 26-12 | 22-16 | 14-19 | 26-21 | 0-0 |
| NEW BASKET BRINDISI | BANCO DI SARDEGNA SASSARI | 87-87 | 48-38 | 23-21 | 25-17 | 18-22 | 21-27 | 18-11 |
| VANOLI CREMONA | SEGAFREDO VIRTUS BOLOGNA | 91-78 | 37-35 | 23-18 | 14-17 | 28-19 | 26-24 | 0-0 |
| AX ARMANI E. OLIMPIA MILAN | GRISSIN BON REGGIO EMILIA | 92-78 | 39-36 | 15-16 | 24-20 | 25-23 | 28-19 | 0-0 |
| UMANA REYER VENEZIA | SIDIGAS AVELLINO | 88-74 | 30-34 | 14-17 | 16-17 | 25-19 | 32-21 | 0-0 |
Day 24 – Standings:
| # | TEAM | PTS | MP | W | L | POINTS | +/- | |
| 1 | AX ARMANI E. OLIMPIA MILAN | 38 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1933 – 1747 | 186 | |
| 2 | UMANA REYER VENEZIA | 36 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 1973 – 1895 | 78 | |
| 3 | GERMANI BASKET BRESCIA | 32 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1824 – 1709 | 115 | |
| 4 | SIDIGAS AVELLINO | 30 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2002 – 1869 | 133 | |
| 5 | SEGAFREDO VIRTUS BOLOGNA | 26 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1897 – 1833 | 64 | |
| 6 | DOLOMITI ENERGIA TRENTINO | 26 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1904 – 1830 | 74 | |
| 7 | VANOLI CREMONA | 24 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1924 – 1871 | 53 | |
| 8 | BANCO DI SARDEGNA SASSARI | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2073 – 2012 | 61 | |
| 9 | FIAT TORINO | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1932 – 1975 | -43 | |
| 10 | RED OCTOBER CANTU | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2089 – 2116 | -27 | |
| 11 | OPENJOBMETIS VARESE | 22 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1888 – 1820 | 68 | |
| 12 | GRISSIN BON REGGIO EMILIA | 20 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1667 – 1696 | -29 | |
| 13 | THE FLEXX PISTOIA | 18 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1831 – 1944 | -113 | |
| 14 | NEW BASKET BRINDISI | 16 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1878 – 1963 | -85 | |
| 15 | VL PESARO | 10 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1834 – 2025 | -191 | |
| 16 | BETALAND CAPO D ORLANDO | 10 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1681 – 2025 | -344 |