Basketball: Milan and Virtus Bologna remain tied at the top, Tortona also wins

The pair at the top stick together. Milan and Bologna remain arm in arm at the top of the standings at the end of the 17th day of Serie A basketball. Olimpia gives Trento no chance: Messina’s team is devastating in the first and last quarter, in the middle the Eagles manage to pull their opponent by the jacket then Tonut widens the gap until the final 78-65. The ‘Vu Nere’, on the other hand, suffer extremely to overcome (87-82) the Verona obstacle. The Scaligeri fight until the end, Sergio Scariolo’s battleship thanks Pajola who, in the last seconds, from the line puts the free throws of tranquility after Bortolani had missed the triple of -1.

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Tortona goes to Treviso, Varese wins the derby with Brescia

Tortona responds by winning in Treviso (79-87). Game always controlled by guests with Christon (25 points and 10 shots scored by 2) and Daum (18 points and 11 rebounds) in double-double. In the Lombard derby, Varese overtook Brescia in a sprint (80-72) thanks to a super Brown (16 points). Germani who hadn’t yet metabolized the cup match played just 48 hours earlier, too little time to recover the best physical shape. The Brescians react when they sink to -17 and, despite a good fourth period, are unable to complete the comeback.

Brindisi comeback Reggio Emilia, Scafati bends Venice

Decisive last quarter in Brindisi where Reggio Emilia goes from +10 in the 30th minute (50-60) to -7 (final 81-74) due to the sensational comeback of the Apulians, very good at restarting a game that seemed to be marked in favor of the Emilians. Scafati surpasses Venice (89-85) with a stratospheric Okoye that closes with 26 evaluation. Hannah and Stone were also very good (8 assists each). Reyer gives her all, Watt and Parks don’t stop for a moment and fight until the last minute (86-85) then Bramos’s mistake from 3 gives Okoye, from the line, the chance to make the Scafatese crowd cheer. Sassari is devastating, Pesaro never enters a closed game already in the first half (61-36): and the final (110-74) is the logical consequence. Finally, Naples deluded itself but then collapsed in Trieste (85-68). An unleashed Bartley drags the Giuliani, Michineau is not enough for the boys from Pancotto.

Ranking: Milan and Bologna 26; Tortona 24; Pesaro and Varese 20; Trentino 18; Brindisi, Venice, Trieste and Sassari 16; Brescia and Scafati 14; Naples, Verona and Treviso 12; Reggio Emilia 10.