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Virtus Bologna suffered its first defeat of the Italian league season, falling 100–93 at home to Trieste in Round 6.
The visitors took the lead late in the third quarter and stayed ahead the rest of the way. Virtus cut the deficit to 93–91 down the stretch, but Trieste responded with six unanswered points to secure the victory.
Former NBA guard Langston Galloway led Trieste with 24 points, while Sean McDermott added 23 points and eight rebounds. Lajae Jones contributed 21 points and nine boards, and Colbey Ross finished with 18 points and six assists.
Derrick Alston paced Virtus with 16 points, followed by Kessler Edwards with 15. Marcus Carr scored 12, while Wendell Moore added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Olimpia Milano defeated Cantu 95–82 on the road to improve to 4–2.
Leandro Bolmaro and RJ Cole led Peppe Poeta’s side with 14 points apiece, while Marko Guduric added 12. Giampaolo Ricci and Darius Thompson contributed 10 points each. Savion Flagg scored 17 and Davide Moretti added 16 for Cantu.
Italian League, Round 6 results
Treviso – Reggiana 81–68
BC Roma – Scafati 103–90
Verona – Varese 88–99
Napoli – Venezia 99–81
Trento – Maxima Roma 62–88
Udine – Tortona 86–77
Virtus Bologna – Trieste 93–100
Cantu – Milano 82–95
Standings: Virtus Bologna 5-1, Napoli 5-1, Treviso 5-1, Milano 4-2, Maxima Roma 4-2, Varese 4-2, Trento 3-3, Venezia 3-3…
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