By Eurohoops Team / info@eurohoops.net
On Day 28 of the Italian League, Olimpia Milano lost at home to VL Pesaro 70 – 75 in a close game down the stretch. The game was neck and neck especially in the final period, but Pesaro’s 13-24 third-quarter score played a significant role in the victory. Pablo Bertone had himself a game, finishing with 23 points.
Milan’s team slipped to a 21-7 record, while Pesaro got a much-needed victory in an effort to avoid relegation.
Earlier, Venezia easily defeated Capo d’Orlando, while Varese also enjoyed a close but essential win for the playoffs over Brindisi. Dinamo Sassari came out on top in Avellino as Scott Bamforth scored 16 points.
In the final game of the day, Cantu got past Reggio Emilia at home. Charles Thomas finished with 19 points.
Results:
| HOME | AWAY | FT | HT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| VANOLI CREMONA | GERMANI BASKET BRESCIA | 88-86 | 43-35 | 26-19 | 17-16 | 26-27 | 19-24 |
| SIDIGAS AVELLINO | BANCO DI SARDEGNA SASSARI | 67-80 | 30-34 | 13-25 | 17-9 | 16-29 | 21-17 |
| AX ARMANI E. OLIMPIA MILAN | VL PESARO | 70-75 | 35-31 | 16-18 | 19-13 | 13-24 | 22-20 |
| UMANA REYER VENEZIA | BETALAND CAPO D ORLANDO | 104-85 | 49-37 | 25-19 | 24-18 | 30-26 | 25-22 |
| FIAT TORINO | DOLOMITI ENERGIA TRENTINO | 88-92 | 42-38 | 27-10 | 15-28 | 24-22 | 22-32 |
| THE FLEXX PISTOIA | SEGAFREDO VIRTUS BOLOGNA | 61-74 | 32-45 | 14-23 | 18-22 | 14-14 | 15-15 |
| OPENJOBMETIS VARESE | NEW BASKET BRINDISI | 69-65 | 25-27 | 8-13 | 17-14 | 24-10 | 20-28 |
| RED OCTOBER CANTU | GRISSIN BON REGGIO EMILIA | 90-79 | 45-45 | 24-25 | 21-20 | 24-17 | 21-17 |
Standings:
| # | TEAM | PTS | MP | W | L | POINTS | +/- | |
| 1 | UMANA REYER VENEZIA | 44 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2318 – 2201 | 117 | |
| 2 | AX ARMANI E. OLIMPIA MILAN | 42 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2276 – 2081 | 195 | |
| 3 | GERMANI BASKET BRESCIA | 38 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2214 – 2097 | 117 | |
| 4 | SIDIGAS AVELLINO | 36 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2344 – 2175 | 169 | |
| 5 | DOLOMITI ENERGIA TRENTINO | 34 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 2262 – 2145 | 117 | |
| 6 | RED OCTOBER CANTU | 30 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2451 – 2458 | -7 | |
| 7 | OPENJOBMETIS VARESE | 30 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2183 – 2100 | 83 | |
| 8 | SEGAFREDO VIRTUS BOLOGNA | 30 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2190 – 2118 | 72 | |
| 9 | VANOLI CREMONA | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2356 – 2311 | 45 | |
| 10 | BANCO DI SARDEGNA SASSARI | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2393 – 2320 | 73 | |
| 11 | FIAT TORINO | 24 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2245 – 2313 | -68 | |
| 12 | GRISSIN BON REGGIO EMILIA | 24 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 2146 – 2188 | -42 | |
| 13 | THE FLEXX PISTOIA | 18 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 2103 – 2263 | -160 | |
| 14 | NEW BASKET BRINDISI | 16 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 2157 – 2291 | -134 | |
| 15 | VL PESARO | 14 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 2152 – 2361 | -209 | |
| 16 | BETALAND CAPO D ORLANDO | 12 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 1987 – 2355 | -368 |