By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
After two weeks of action, only three teams, Umana Reyer Venezia, AX Armani Exchange Milan, and Vanoli Cremona remain unbeaten and lead the standings with a 2-0 record in the Italian Legabasket Serie A.
With Mike James scoring 26 points, Milan got the 88-79 win over Virtus Bologna. This was the 100th win for Milan against Bologna in one of the longest rivalries in Europe.
Reyer Venezia had an easy task against Pistoia (97-69) and Cremona after a close game beat Avellino 94-88. Andrew Crawford with 23 points for the winners stole the show from Caleb Green (23 p.) and Norris Cole (10 p.) who couldn’t save the day.
LegaBasket Day 2 results
Fiat Torino – Alma Trieste 86-74 (Carr 20 points – Cavaliero 19 points)
Sassari – Varese 71-60 (Bamforth 24 points – Avramovic 19 points)
Cremona – Avellino 94-88 (Crawford 23 points – Green 23 points)
Virtus Bologna – Olimpia Milano 79-88 (Qvale 18 points – James 26 points)
Brescia – Reggio Emilia 83-79 (Abass 15 points – Ledo 26 points)
Pistoia – Reyer Venezia 69-97 (Johnson 15 points – Giuri 17 points)
Brindisi – Pesaro 88-73 (Chappell 18 points -McCree 24 points)
Cantu – Trento 84-72 (Mitchell 17 points – Flaccadori 15 points)