Brescia knocked out, Virtus Bologna takes big match and top spot

After the success of the first leg, Virtus Bologna imposes itself also in the return match against Germani Brescia, reaching once again the top of the standings and overtaking them thanks to the advantage in the direct clashes.

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A test of great solidity for the reigning Italian champions, always masters of the game: the lead touches +12 in the first half and goes up to +17 as the maximum gap in the second half. Matt Morgan leads the scorers with 16 points in just 16 minutes, also the result of an excellent 4 on 5 from three, while Carsen Edwards and Derrick Alston Jr close with 12. Also decisive was the contribution of Saliou Niang, who brings energy and completeness with 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 stoppages.

Brescia thus knows its first defeat of the season in front of its public, paying especially for the 12 lost balls. Neither the five players in double figures, with Amedeo Della Valle and Jason Burnell accounting for 14, nor the comeback attempts in the first half were enough: in the second half, the Black VUs always remained in control without taking real risks.

Olimpia Milano, on the other hand, regains the two points in the championship, but has to sweat more than expected at Palaverde, the parquet of the last-place Nutribullet Treviso . The red-and-whites overcame the home team 76-71 at the end of a drawn challenge, in which they once again squandered a double-digit lead, except then managed to place the decisive plays in the final.

Making the difference in the last possessions is especially Ellis, protagonist in the key moments between baskets and assists, when Treviso had come back up to minus two. Good performance also from Guduric, best scorer with 17 points, although with some less lucid choices in the final minutes. Milan sent four men in double figures and also found an important contribution from the former Trento playmaker, stopped at 8 points but decisive in closing the game and bringing home the victory.