Trieste deal Virtus Bologna first defeat; Milano beat Cantu
Trieste beat Virtus Bologna 100-93 to end the hosts unbeaten start in round six of the Italian league, with Langston Galloway scoring 24 points. Olimpia Milano also won on the road, beating Cantu 95-82 to move to 4-2.
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A série invicta da Virtus Bologna no campeonato italiano acabou. O Trieste venceu por 100-93 em Bologna e impôs aos donos da casa a primeira derrota da temporada, na sexta rodada.
Os visitantes passaram à frente no fim do terceiro quarto e nunca mais cederam a liderança. A Virtus encostou para 93-91 com uma sequência no fim, mas o Trieste respondeu com seis pontos seguidos para fechar o jogo.
Langston Galloway, ex-armador da NBA, comandou o Trieste com 24 pontos. Sean McDermott colaborou com 23 pontos e oito rebotes, Lajae Jones marcou 21 e pegou nove rebotes, e Colbey Ross terminou com 18 pontos e seis assistências.
Pela Virtus, Derrick Alston marcou 16 e Kessler Edwards fez 15. Marcus Carr contribuiu com 12, enquanto Wendell Moore registrou 10 pontos e sete rebotes.
O Olimpia Milano também venceu fora de casa, batendo o Cantu por 95-82, resultado que levou o Milano a 4-2.
No time de Peppe Poeta, Leandro Bolmaro e RJ Cole marcaram 14 cada, com Marko Guduric acrescentando 12. Giampaolo Ricci e Darius Thompson fizeram 10 cada. Savion Flagg liderou o Cantu com 17 e Davide Moretti marcou 16.
Outros resultados da sexta rodada: Treviso 81-68 Reggiana, BC Roma 103-90 Scafati, Varese 99-88 Verona, Napoli 99-81 Venezia, Maxima Roma 88-62 Trento, Udine 86-77 Tortona, Virtus Bologna 93-100 Trieste, Cantu 82-95 Milano.
Na classificação, Virtus Bologna, Napoli e Treviso dividem campanhas de 5-1, enquanto Milano, Maxima Roma e Varese estão em 4-2. Trento e Venezia têm 3-3.
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