By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Varese didn’t allow Pesaro to take the lead during all forty minutes and recorded a 98-78 road win on Day 13 of Italian League.
Aleksa Avramovic led the winning charge with game-high 23 points (3/3 from deep) and seven rebounds while Ronald Moore added 16 points. On the other side, Erik McCree scored 22 in addition to Dominic Artis’ 13 points.
Varese was ahead 49-42 at halftime but it was in the third quarter that they broke Pesaro reaching the 20-point mark (77-57). They kept going in the final period and secured the game.
Milano suffered their first loss of the season against Avellino but are still alone at the top with a 12-1 record while Avellino is behind with 9-4 as well as Varese, Venezia and Cremona. Pesaro stands at 4-9 along with Torino, Cantu and Reggio Emilia.
LegaBasket Day 13 results and scorers:
Cantu – Pistoia 100-79 (Jefferson 25 – Krubally 17)
Avellino – Milano 85-81 (Sykes 31 – Gudaitis 17)
Trieste – Brindisi 71-92 (Wright 19 – Moraschini 22)
Brescia – Sassari 71-95 (Abass 17 – Bamforth 22)
Trento – Bologna 71-65 (Marble 18 – Punter 24)
Reggio Emilia – Venezia 82-74 (Allen 17 – Stone 16)
Cremona – Turin 100-87 (Diener 16 – Moore 18)
Pesaro – Varese 78-98 (McCree 22 -Avramovic 23)