The end of the negative series of the four defeats was put by Armani Milano, prevailing 71-65 of Monaco and now going to 9-5.
Messina’s team needed a little in the end, as it gave rights to the Monegasques, who returned from -20 (47-67) in 33 ‘, with their counterattack ending in 38’.
Armani’s top was Rodriguez with 13 points, with Hines having 11p. and Delaney another 10p.
From Monaco, who retreated to 5-9, first scorer was o Li with 19 points. Mike James played for just 2:42 ”, having a “hot episode” with the coaching staff.
The match
Armani Milano had the lead from the beginning, with Monaco showing its resistance and staying close (12-13) until 6 ‘. Since then, the Italians improved even more in defense and finding baskets in the open field, closed the first period at +12 (14-26). The match continued in the same pattern in the second period, with all of Messina in control, reaching +16 (23-39), in 18 ‘. In the last two minutes, the only thing that changed was a 4-0 of the hosts, which made it 27-39 of the first half.
The image of the match did not change in the second half either, with Armani having full control and closing the third period at +13 (44-57). Against the disappointed Monaco, Messina’s players went to +20 (47-67), in 33 ‘. However, then the Italians started to fade, with the hosts gaining confidence and approaching -6 (65-71), at 38 ‘. However, in the last minutes no one scored and the score remained there.
The ten minutes: 14-26, 27-39, 44-57, 65-71
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