Even in a “thriller”, Armani Milano won at the “Forum” 82-76 for the 20th game of the Euroleague with a record of 9-11 and still hopes for the eight, leaving the Germans firmly in last place with 3-17.
The two teams matched the score in the first three quarters, but in the fourth a series of players of Ettore Messina brought a +5, which they kept until the end.
Leading the Italians were Meli with 16, Flacadori, Hall with 14, Napier with 13 and Bortolani with 12 points. For the “albatross”, Tieman stood out with 13 and Brown with 12 points.
The match
Meli’s impressive start with absolute shooting accuracy did not bring the desired results due to the problems faced by the tall ones on Wetzel. Napier’s first basket gave the Italians the lead and the first quarter ended at 16-17.
Armani continued to have problems in the second period in attack and Alba reached +6. Armani did not find a rhythm in the attack, except with surprises. Meli’s 3-pointer made it 37-35 at halftime, assisted by Napier.
At the beginning of the third period, the two teams couldn’t find their target for 46-45 at 25′. Tieman took the situation into his own hands and brought +5 for Alba. The three consecutive three-pointers by the Italians led by Bortolani brought the score to 60-58 at the end of the quarter.
In the fourth period, Napier found the solutions offensively along with Voigtman, Meli and Flacantori from the perimeter. Thus, the match went to 73-68, Brown reduced to 76-74, but Hall’s three-pointer and three consecutive missed attacks by Alba brought Flacadori’s indirect three-pointer for the final 82-76.
The quarters: 16-17, 37-35, 60-58, 82-76
The statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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