Coppa Italia: Napoli feat, Milan beaten in final
Coppa Italia: Napoli feat, Milan beaten in the final
Milan started off strong and immediately placed a five-point-zero lead, but Napoli reacted and tied (6-6) and then took the lead, with a wild Ennis. The Azzurri close the first ten minutes on +5 , 24-19.
In the second quarter GeVi stretches to +9 with Pullen contributing to the’stretch along with Ennis. Olimpia tried to shorten with Voigtmann, but the Parthenopeans stretched again, to +7 at the long interval, 43-36.
The resumption opens immediately with a dunk by Owens and a triple by Zubcic, which are worth the +12 for the partenopei, but here Niccolò Melli goes wild, who brings Milan back to -3, the GeVi re-along again and closes the third period on 60-53.
The’last quarter è by heartbreak, Napoli always keeps the lead, until it reaches +8 with a minute and a half to go. But here Milan puts up three triples in a row one by Mirotic and two by Shields and takes the lead, then è Pullen to put up a triple that puts Napoli back ahead by 2 with 13'' to go, 73-71.
Milan loses the ball to Napier, Sokolowski flies to the lunette and makes two free throws that make it +4. Napier scores one free on two, then Ennis makes two on two free throws and sets the score at 72-77. For champions of Italy 20 points and 8 rebounds by Melli and 19 points by Mirotic, for Naples 21 points by Ennis.
