Armani equalized Valencia led by Nikola Mirotic

Armani Milan was evenly matched against Valencia, winning the game 83-52 and led by Nikola Mirotic, who was excellent for another game.

The Italians dominated with pace from the first third and celebrated a very comfortable win against Moubru’s team.

The team from Messina increased to 2:5, the second defeat for the Spaniards in seven games.

On the next matchday, Armani travels to Bologna to play against Virtus (11/14, 9:30 p.m.), while Valencia hosts Real Madrid in Spain (11/14, 9:30 p.m.).

The race

Armani completely dominated the pitch in the first half, while Valencia didn’t have a good foothold on the pitch. The Italians developed a double-digit difference early on, with Nikola Mirotic the star player for Messina’s team for another game. The Milan team was consistently in the lead with more than ten points and finished the first part with +13 (44-31), with the experienced forward having 17 points and 6 rebounds (4/5 2-points, 3/4 3-points ) had. .

Armani also went full throttle into the third period and showed his willingness to clean up early in accepting the win. In the 23rd minute the difference was 20 points (53-33), and now the tide had finally turned in favor of the Italians. The Spanish were unable to react and get back into the game, resulting in the Italian team recording their second win of the competition.

THE REFEREES: Lottermoser, Pastusiak, Gordon

THE DECADES: 23-12, 44-31, 64-39, 83-52

ARMANI (Messina): Lo 10, Poitres 8 (7 rebounds), Bortolani 5, Tonut 6 (3 rebounds), Meli 3 (5 rebounds), Ricci 3, Flacantori 7 (2 assists), Hall 7 (3 rebounds), Shields, Mirotic 19 (3/6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds), Hines 6, Vogtman 9 (4 rebounds)

VALENTIA (Mubrow): Harper 10 (2/4 3-pointers), Claver, Puerto 2, Roivers 8 (6 rebounds), Pradia 1, Arostegui 6 (4 rebounds), Ferrado 3, Inglis 6 (4 rebounds), Jovic 2, Robertson, Davis 9 (7 rebounds), Otzelege 5

Armani’s team stats: 19/34 2-pointers (55%), 12/31 3-pointers (38%), 9/13 shots (69%), 40 rebounds, 17 assists, 12 steals, 12 turnovers

Valencia team statistics: 9/32 2-pointers (28%), 7/24 3-pointers (29%), 13/16 shots (81%), 37 rebounds, 14 assists, 7 steals, 19 turnovers

The next games of the two teams: On the next matchday, Armani travels to Bologna (11/14, 9:30 p.m.), while Valencia hosts Real Madrid (11/14, 9:30 p.m.).