Continuation of the winning streak was given by Armani Milanowith Ettore Messina’s team leaving Belgrade and its headquarters with a great double Red Star (57-63) in the context of the 24th game of the Euroleague.
In a bad game from in terms of quality and spectaclewith both teams shooting with low rates and to make many mistakes, the Italians were the ones who proved to be cooler in key points of the match, thus going up to 15-6.
Top for the winners who remained in third place in the standings was Dilleni with 18 points, with Bentil and Ritchie following with 12 and 10 points respectively. For the Serbs who fell to 8-13 Kalinic and Hollins stood out with 15 and 12 points.
The match:
In the first period the two teams … broke the baskets in a nervous and extremely misguided ten minutes! It is indicative that Red Star and Armani Milano had together in the first ten minutes of the match just 15 points (8-7)! The “red and whites” of Belgrade had 1/1 shot, 2/7 two points and 1/3 three points, while on the other hand Messina’s team had 2/9 two points and 1/9 three points!
With Dilleni and Bentil in the foreground, the Italians found rhythm in the second period, “building” a difference of eight points in in the middle of the quarter (12-20). Kalinic and Dobric gave the Red Star an aggressive “breath”, closing the gap to three (23-26) of the half.
With a quick 9-1 run in the first three minutes of the second half, Armani Milano raised the difference for the first time to double digits. (24-35), maintaining a good “cushion” of safety up to in 28 ‘(39-47). With five consecutive points by Hollins, the Reds reduced to the basket, with Ritchie scoring a three-pointer and sending the visitors to +6 at the end of the quarter (44-50).
In the last period, the Armani withstood the pressure of the hosts, who reduced it to four (54-58 in 37 ‘)and with important baskets of Delaney and Hall in the final got a very important victory in the battle of the trinity (57-63).
The quarters: 8-7, 23-26, 44-50, 57-63.
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