By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Virtus Segafredo Bologna overcame a slow start and routed Openjobmetis Varese, 104-67.
Tornike Shengelia, Matt Morgan, and Will Clyburn scored 14 points each in the Round 28 affair. A game-high 20 points belonged to Jaylen Hands.
Prevailing in Virtus Segafredo Arena on Sunday, the team guided by Dusko Ivanovic jumped to 21-7, with two games left in the 2024-25 LBA UnipolSai Regular Season. Trapani Shark is 20-7 with one game in hand, while Germani Brescia and Dolomiti Energia Trento sit at 20-8.
Earlier in PalaEnergica Paolo Ferraris, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan pulled away in the second half to beat Bertram Derthona Tortona, 85-68, and improve to 19-9 in the top-tier division of Italy.
Nikola Mirotic was the top player for head coach Ettore Messina with 18 points. Zach LeDay chipped in 12 points, four assists, three rebounds, and three blocks.
In addition to Fabien Causeur (back) and Josh Nebo (arm), Guglielmo Caruso and Nenad Dimitrijevic were left out of the lineup. Also, Freddie Gillespie did not play.
LBA Round 28
Dolomiti Energia Trento – Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari 95-77
Givova Scafati – NutriBullet Treviso 87-92
Bertram Derthona Tortona – EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 68-85
Germani Brescia – UnaHotels Reggio Emilia 79-66
Virtus Segafredo Bologna – Openjobmetis Varese 104-67
Umana Reyer Venice – Estra Pistoia 90-93
Vanoli Cremona – Trieste (28/4)
Napoli – Trapani Shark (28/4)
STANDINGS: Virtus Segafredo Bologna 42 (21-7), Trapani Shark 40 (20-7), Germani Brescia 40 (20-8), Dolomiti Energia Trento 40 (20-8), EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 38 (19-9)…
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