The Messina quintet loses the confrontation with the French Champions and confirms itself as the worst team for results at home
Euroleague still bitter for Milanowho loses 79-73 matchday 20 match againstAsvel. The defeats in Europe rise to 14 for Ettore Messina’s men, who are confirmed as the worst formation for performance at home, with two wins and eight knockouts. Seventh success for Villeurbanne, who thus moves to 15th place in the standings, overtaking Olimpia, now last. MVP of the evening Brandon Davies with 26 points, 8 rebounds and two assists.
Olimpia Milano loses again and is now deep red. At the Forum Asvel wins 79-73 and troubles the Italians, who are now last in Europe. The first quarter starts uphill for Ettore Messina’s quintet, who has to wait four minutes before seeing the first points, brought in by Luwawu-Cabarrot from the line. The guests, on the other hand, immediately seem confident, with the maximum advantage of +10. The gap was then partially filled by Olimpia, who closed the first 10 minutes on 19-17 and were led by the Frenchman and Brandon Davies, with the two scoring 12 points together. In the second set, still problems in attack for the landlords, who lose many possessions due to technical errors. The teams thus go into half-time on the result of 42-37. Positive third quarter instead for Milan, which for the first time is firmly ahead with an advantage of +3. Despite this, however, we go to the last 10 minutes with a run of 57-57. Hard-fought last quarter, but the guests’ heavy baskets made the difference in the final minutes and the score stopped at 79-73 for Villeurbanne. Black crisis for Olimpia who finds themselves in last position in the Euroleague, overtaken by Asvel. The French champions, on the other hand, go up to seven victories and catch Panathinaikos in 15th place. Man of the match Brandon Davies, author of 26 points, 8 rebounds and two assists.
