By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Despite trailing in double-digits early, Cremona managed to bounce back twice and take over in the fourth quarter for a 76-72 home win over Olimpia Milano which played without Mike James and Nemanja Nedovic on Day 23 of Italian League.
Andrew Crawford led the victors with game-high 24 points while Wesley Saunders banked 13 points and ten rebounds in addition to Mangok Mathiang’s 12 points and 13 boards.
For Milano, Kaleb Tarczewski scored 21 followed by James Nunnally‘s 19 points.
Cremona improved to 15-8 and is now occupying the third spot on the standings while Milano stayed at the top with 18-5. Between them is Venezia with a 17-6 record.
LegaBasket Day 23 results and scorers:
Bologna – Pesaro 78-70 (Aradori 19 – McCree 26)
Venezia – Avellino 76-65 (Watt 27 – Green 14)
Cantu – Trieste 66-88 (Gaines 25 – Dragic 21)
Torino – Brescia 89-91 (Hobson 28 – Hamilton 33)
Sassari – Trentino 88-70 (McGee 16 – Pascolo 12)
Brindisi – Varese 81-77 (Chappell 20 – Avramovic 16)
Cremona – Milano 76-72 (Crawford 24 – Tarczewski 21)
Pistoia – Reggio Emilia /Ongoing…/