Armani “suffocated” Virtus and won the 30th championship!

Champion of Italy Armani Milan!

Ettore Messina’s team won easily Virtus Bologna by a score of 67-55 in her seventh final Serie Amaking it 4-3 and celebrating the 30th championship in its history!

The hosts took advantage of the packed “Mediolanum Forum” as well as the obvious fatigue of their opponents, having a double-digit lead for most of the match and reaching a relatively comfortable victory. Characteristic of her condition Virtuesis the fact that he scored just 5 points in the third quarter.

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For the winners, the leader of the match was Gigi Datome, who made a comeback appearance with 16 points and 7/9 from the field. Billy Barron added 11 points, while 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists were Savon Shields.

The match

The match was balanced in the first minutes (9-6), but gradually the hosts showed the will to take the reins from very early on. Starring him Datome which became double digits early on, h Armani went on a 12-0 run against a Virtus that was trailed for about 6.5 minutes (21-6). Finally, a 3-pointer by Teodosic made it 21-9 in the first period.

At the start of the second quarter, the hosts escaped for the first time with +16, led by Hines (25-9). Somewhere there, the guests with their protagonists Sengelia and Cordinier showed a first reaction, reducing the difference to 10 (29-19). THE Armani, however, controlled the match with excellent Napier and Hines, keeping the difference in double digits (35-22). Xacket and Sengelia dropped the distance to single digits (35-26), with Richie to score a three-pointer for +12 (38-26). The half ended with 38-29 thanks to a long shot by the excellent Sengelia.

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In the second half, the two teams started without a rhythm, with the Armani to remain absent for 3.5 minutes but the Virtues not to take advantage of it (38-31). The home team gradually “woke up” and very quickly sent the difference to double digits again (42-31), thanks mainly to Nikolos Meli, with Savon Shields to write 45-31 from afar. The visitors were visibly tired, scoring just 3 points in the period and allowing Armani to finish with a 48-34 lead.

Led by him Sengelia, Bologna made an attempt to come back, reducing very quickly to 48-39, but Shabazz Napier was unstoppable and with 5 consecutive points he restored the “order” (53-39). The guests had no offensive solutions and lacked energy, with Teodosic fighting alone to reduce (53-42). The Serbian veteran hit another long shot for 55-47, but the Baron and Datome they responded with two of their own, making it 61-47, effectively ending the match prematurely. The former made another shot from 6.75, which was the “free throw”, as he sent the difference to 15 points (64-49). The match ended 67-55, with Armani winning the championship.

The quarters: 21-9, 38-29, 48-34, 67-55

Detailed match statistics here