Basketball
As long as he lives, Armani hopes what bends the Red Star in Milan
Armani Milano defeated Red Star 74-68 on Round 23 of EuroLeague to record eight wins as the Serbs failed again after the Belgrade derby.
Her season in Europe has come to an end in a shockingly unexpected way, but Armani keeps fighting and showed on Thursday night (2/2) that she won’t quit, even if she’s far behind in terms of the Eight and EuroLeague finals.
Ettore Messina’s team prevailed in the 22nd game 74-68 Red Star with Billy Baron outstanding with his goals and several others following in a game that didn’t have enough quality but had a nice basketball atmosphere.
Armani rose to 8-15 (4-8 home and 4-7 away) while Red Star fell to 10-13 (6-5 home and 4-8 away) as they go through a strange phase after losing from Partizan in Hala Pionir.
Luka Vildosa didn’t play well and wasn’t the leader Dusko Ivanovic needed, Ben Bedil fought alone against his former club and found no help from Nedovic-Petrusev who were down.
THE REFEREES: Garcia, Difala, Ballack
THE DECADES: 22-18, 45-32, 59-49, 74-68
ARMANI MILAN (Messina): Davis 10 (2/3 2-pointers, 6/8 shots, 2 assists), Luguagu-Cambaro 8 (4/4 2-pointers, 6 rebounds), Tonut 3, Meli 4 (5 rebounds), Baron 15 (3), Napier 5 (0/8 shots, 5/6 shots, 5 assists), Ritchie, Hall 14 (1), Hines 8 (4/5 2-pointers, 5 rebounds), Vogtman 7 (1)
Red Star (Ivanovic): Vildosa 11 (3/7 2 points, 1/5 3 points, 2/2 shots, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 turnovers), Lazarević 1, Mitrovic 7, Lazic, Dobric 7 (1/5 3-pointers), Ilic 5 (5 rebounds), Nedovic 4 (2/9 shots), Markovic 3, Kuzmic 4, Petrusev 9, Bendil 17 (4/7 2-pointers, 2/5 3-pointers, 3/3 shots, 7 rebounds)
Armani Milano team statistics: 20/31 2-pointers, 5/21 3-pointers, 19/25 shots, 38 rebounds (26 defensive – 12 offensive), 14 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 11 turnovers
Red Star team stats: 19/37 2-pointers, 4/21 3-pointers, 18/24 shots, 39 rebounds (21 defensive – 18 offensive), 15 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks, 10 turnovers
The next games of the two teams: On Matchday 24, Armani Milano plays Fenerbahce at home (2/10, 7:45 p.m.), while Red Star meets Maccabi in Tel Aviv (2/9, 9:05 p.m.).
Source: sport 24
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