He won the derby in Milan and returned to positive results Villerban!
After four consecutive defeats in the Euroleague, the French team managed to leave with a very difficult but also important double from Italy and its home Armanicelebrating the victory with 79-73 and rising to 15th place in the standings. On the other hand, Ettore Messina’s team was defeated for the fourth consecutive matchday, falling to the bottom of the table.
Top for the winners are Matthews (17pts, 5 assists) and De Colo (13p), while for the hosts they stood out Davis (26p, 8 reb.) and Louvavu-Cambaro (16 points, 8 rebounds).
The match
Villerban started the match… furious, finding opposite her an Armani who entered relaxed and without concentration, both in defense and in attack. The hosts failed to score in the first 3:47 of the game and the French took advantage, taking a 9-0 lead, thanks to baskets by Lighty, De Bost and De Colo. Villeurbanne’s first double-digit lead came on a 3-pointer by Noah (4-14), before Armani rallied, going on a 10-0 run to tie the game at 14-14. The first period ended with a three-pointer by Kahudi, for 19-17 in favor of the visitors.
In the second quarter, Villerban was as effective as they were at the start of the match, increasing their lead to +7 (17-24), before Armani came back again, for 35-35. However, it was Villeurbanne who went into the locker room in the driver’s seat and ahead 42-37.
The visitors held their lead, but then Brandon Davis stepped up to score for Armani, putting Armani ahead 51-48 at the 25 minute mark. The defenses were the stars, with the third quarter ending with the two teams tied, 57-57.
Armani took a 62-57 lead early in the fourth period on a basket and a layup by Hines, before Villeurbanne pulled ahead again, 64-62. It was a derby game from that point on, with Matthews making his third three-pointer of the night to make it 70-75, Davis cutting it to 73-75, but Villeurbanne holding on until the end for a 73-79 final. .
The quarters: 17-19, 37-42, 57-57, 73-79
The match statistics
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