Mitoglou posts monster double-double as Olimpia Milano rocks Sassari

2021-10-31T19:48:38+00:00 2021-10-31T23:41:34+00:00.

Giannis Askounis

31/Oct/21 19:48

Eurohoops.net

Wins keep on piling up for AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milano and Konstantinos Mitoglou

By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net

AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milano jumped to 6-0 in Italy’s LBA Serie A after dominating Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for the win, 79-50, on Sunday.

Greek import Konstantinos Mitoglou registered a couple of game-highs with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Also pouring 16 points in the one-sided Regular Season Round 6 affair was Troy Daniels. Jerian Grant and Luigi Datome finished with ten points apiece. Kyle Hines and Shavon Shields were rested with injured Malcolm Delaney and suspended Riccardo Moraschini on the sidelines as well.

Ettore Messina’s side will be hosting FC Barcelona on Friday hoping to break the 6-1 tie between the two leading Turkish Airlines EuroLeague teams in its favor. A one-win lead is already in place domestically with Happy Casa Brindisi currently sitting second at 5-1.

NutriBullet Treviso matched Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste at 4-2 thanks to the 96-78 victory versus Openjobmetis Varese. Philadelphia-born DeWayne Russell dropped a game-high 21 points.

Elsewhere, ex-NBA player Naz Mitrou-Long poured 25 points for Germani Brescia starring in the 97-81 victory versus Fortitudo Kigili Bologna. Third win in a row following three straight losses to start the LBA season.

In another Sunday game in the Italian League, Andrea Pecchia had 23 points leading Vanoli Cremona past UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia, 64-58.

Sunday results:

UNAHOTELS Reggio Emilia – Vanoli Cremona 58-64
AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milano – Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 79-50
Germani Brescia – Fortitudo Kigili Bologna 97-81
Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro – Dolomiti Energia Trento 75-79
NutriBullet Treviso – Openjobmetis Varese 96-78

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