In the fifth match of the Eurosport Supercoppa 2020, Olimpia Milano also wins at PalaLeonessa and puts the seal on 1st place in group A, led by Sergio Rodriguez’s 17 points.
1st quarter
After a balanced start, Germani Brescia thanks to a series of triples, stretches to 13-8 thanks to an inspired Chery and coach Ettore Messina is forced to call his team to order with a timeout. Olimpia comes out of the suspension with another attitude and with a couple of blazes from Datome, the red and white sign the overtaking at 13-15. The match remains very balanced and after the first 10 ‘, the score says 23-24 in favor of Milan.
2nd quarter
In the second half, the hosts try not to turn on the guests, but in the last minutes of the first half thanks to a super partial of 0-12 and a solid defense, the AX Armani Exchange Milano flies to 39-50 with a triple on Luigi Datome’s siren and try to escape.
3rd quarter
At the start of recovery, Messina’s men continue to grind points with the intention of escaping in a concrete way. The Lioness, however, does not fit and shortens to 59-65 at 30 ‘, with a couple of baskets from the former Drew Crawford and Ancelotti.
4th quarter
In the last 10 ‘, Milan finds the right fluidity in attack and takes the opportunity to extend the double-digit advantage (63-75). With 5 ‘from the end with a long-distance achievement by Crawford again, Germani Brescia reduces the gap and returns to the game at 71-78, trying in every way to put a spoke in the wheel at Olimpia. In the final, the Milanese don’t play jokes and put the match on ice with the score of 79-91 with Rodriguez on the shields. With this success, the AX Armani Exchange Milano wins the fifth victory in the group and snatches the pass for the F4 in Bologna.
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