Olympia Milano is getting better and better! Ettore Messina’s team also got past Valencia at home, winning 88-84 and taking their fifth consecutive victory in the EuroLeague. Somehow, she raised her record to 11-15, while keeping the “bats” out of the top eight, with the visitors falling to 13-14 and suffering their third straight loss.
Valencia entered the match furious and comfortably held a seven-point lead (14-7, 17-10 and 21-14), with Pangos’ three-pointer making it 21-17 in the first period. The hosts started the second quarter with a 7-0 run (28-17), with the visitors responding with a 9-0 (28-26). Valencia did not flinch and with a new 7-2 run brought the difference back to seven points with the half ending with Alex Moubro’s team at +3 (42-39).
Milan tightened its defense and began to pluralize the attack, with Napier being the main voice and together with the Barons, Ritchie brought … somersault the score early (42-44) to go to the end of the third quarter with ten point lead (55-65). The water had entered the groove for the Italians who held a short lead and entered the last minute of the match at +6 (76-82). Klaver reduced to four, with Napier having 2/2 shots, but Puerto with a three-pointer stressed the visitors (81-84). Meli had 1/2, Jones scored with a three-pointer and reduced the score to half a basket (84-85). Napier had 1/2, but Meli grabbed the offensive rebound and Napier’s two more shots made the final 88-84.
The quarters: 21-17, 42-39, 55-65, 84-88.
Match stats here.
Source: Sport Fm
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