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Simeone Pianigiani’s had a comfortable lead throughout the game as they started the game on the right foot (18-24). In the second half, Olimpia increased this lead to double-digits (43-56). Red October Cantu responded in the final period but it was too little too late.
Andrew Goudelock led the way for the winners with his 22 points, while Arturas Gudaitis added 16. Olimpia Milano improved its record to 21-5, while Cantu fell to 13-13.
Earlier in the day, Dinamo Sassari got past Pistoia away from home as did Dolomiti Energia Trentino in Cremona. Trento had an overall good performance with six players scoring double-digits.
Moreover, Avellino and Varese enjoyed home victories against Pesaro and Reggio Emilia respectively. For Sidigas Avellino, Jason Rich finished with 31 points.
Finally, Capo d’Orlando got a much-needed thriller victory in the final minute against Brindisi to stay out of the last place.
Day 26 – Results:
| HOME | AWAY | FT | HT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| FIAT TORINO | SEGAFREDO VIRTUS BOLOGNA | 65-67 | 34-41 | 22-16 | 12-25 | 13-10 | 18-16 |
| THE FLEXX PISTOIA | BANCO DI SARDEGNA SASSARI | 69-80 | 40-32 | 28-19 | 12-13 | 16-29 | 13-19 |
| SIDIGAS AVELLINO | VL PESARO | 103-81 | 59-48 | 31-25 | 28-23 | 25-13 | 19-20 |
| OPENJOBMETIS VARESE | GRISSIN BON REGGIO EMILIA | 80-73 | 43-35 | 28-10 | 15-25 | 12-24 | 25-14 |
| UMANA REYER VENEZIA | GERMANI BASKET BRESCIA | 68-61 | 36-27 | 21-15 | 15-12 | 23-14 | 9-20 |
| VANOLI CREMONA | DOLOMITI ENERGIA TRENTINO | 89-96 | 39-49 | 22-22 | 17-27 | 20-27 | 30-20 |
| RED OCTOBER CANTU | AX ARMANI E. OLIMPIA MILAN | 93-98 | 43-52 | 18-24 | 25-28 | 20-22 | 30-24 |
| NEW BASKET BRINDISI | BETALAND CAPO D ORLANDO | 74-75 | 35-34 | 13-18 | 22-16 | 24-21 | 15-20 |
Day 26 – Standings:
| # | TEAM | PTS | MP | W | L | POINTS | +/- | |
| 1 | AX ARMANI E. OLIMPIA MILAN | 42 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2121 – 1918 | 203 | |
| 2 | UMANA REYER VENEZIA | 40 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2122 – 2032 | 90 | |
| 3 | GERMANI BASKET BRESCIA | 36 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2040 – 1924 | 116 | |
| 4 | SIDIGAS AVELLINO | 34 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2200 – 2022 | 178 | |
| 5 | DOLOMITI ENERGIA TRENTINO | 30 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2085 – 1987 | 98 | |
| 6 | SEGAFREDO VIRTUS BOLOGNA | 28 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2047 – 1986 | 61 | |
| 7 | BANCO DI SARDEGNA SASSARI | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2229 – 2161 | 68 | |
| 8 | RED OCTOBER CANTU | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2270 – 2297 | -27 | |
| 9 | OPENJOBMETIS VARESE | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2043 – 1966 | 77 | |
| 10 | VANOLI CREMONA | 24 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 2085 – 2062 | 23 | |
| 11 | FIAT TORINO | 24 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2075 – 2132 | -57 | |
| 12 | GRISSIN BON REGGIO EMILIA | 20 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 1887 – 1932 | -45 | |
| 13 | THE FLEXX PISTOIA | 18 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 1972 – 2104 | -132 | |
| 14 | NEW BASKET BRINDISI | 16 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 2020 – 2123 | -103 | |
| 15 | BETALAND CAPO D ORLANDO | 12 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1829 – 2174 | -345 | |
| 16 | VL PESARO | 12 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1995 – 2200 | -205 |