Red Star – Armani Milano 57-63: Dilleni judged the…cat

Great win in a bad game for Armani who went up to 15-6 after EuroLeague game 24 through Belgrade (63-57). Ettore Messina’s team took seven points in the first leg and fought hard against the fighting spirit and stubbornness of the hosts, but lived up to the predictions and went on with the goal of a place in the top four of the regular season, which offers home advantage in the playoffs.

Malcolm Delaney with 18 and Ben Bentil with 12 points were the Milan top scorers, with the Red Star getting 13 points from Nikola Kalinic, who was sent off with two technical errors, and Austin Hollins. At 9-12 the Serbs, who continue with the goal of the best possible placement.

The race

The game for the first five minutes was like a soccer game, with the score being 3-0 in 6′, the Red Star in 1/4 shots and five penalties and Armani in 0/11 shots. In the final of the season (8-7) the Serbs had 2/7 two points, 1/3 three points, 1/1 shot, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 7 errors and the Italians with 2/9 two points, 1/9 three points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 steals 2 errors. The score stayed low and Armani built up a small lead, but that didn’t allow her to build her confidence.

Asteras responded by going 23-26 at halftime in a game open to any outcome. The second half went at the same pace, with Dobrich scoring a three in 37′ to make it 54-58 to anger the crowd, but Hall responded in the same way in the next stage and Dilleni wrote the 56-63 with two points in 38 ‘. Walters missed a shot, two technical penalties on Kalinic, a miss from Rodriguez and a shot from Mitrovic for the final score.

THE REFEREES: Latisevs, Mogulkots, Cortes

THE TEN MINUTES: 8-7, 23-26, 44-50, 57-63

Red Star (Radonic): Walters 5 (1/6 shots, 5 rebounds), Davidovic 2, Mitrovic 5, Lazic 1, Kalinic 13 (2/4 two points, 2/3 three points, 3/3 shots, 3 rebounds, 4 assists , 2 steals), Dobrich 9 (1), Hollins 13 (3/4 two points, 2/4 three points, 1/1 shot), Ivanovic 4, Markovic 1, White, Kuzmic 4, Cirbes

ARMANI MILAN (Messina): Meli 4 (2/9 shots, 8 rebounds, 3 assists), Rodriguez 2 (1/6 shots, 4 assists), Tarzuski, Ritchie 10 (2/2 two points, 2/3 three points, 4 rebounds ). ), Biliga, Hall 9 (1), Delaney 18 (3/5 two points, 4/6 three points, 3 rebounds), Daniels, Alviti, Hines 8 (4/7 two points), Bentil 12 (3/4 three points, 9 rebounds), dates

The red star stats: 15/38 two points, 5/18 three points, 12/15 shots, 31 rebounds (25 defensive – 6 offensive), 18 assists, 7 steals, 11 errors

Armani Milano team statistics: 16/34 two points, 10/24 three points, 1/4 shots, 38 rebounds (30 defensive – 8 offensive), 15 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks, 13 errors

The next games of the two teams: In the 25th game, Red Star hosts Monaco (3/2 at 20:00 CEST) while Armani Milano plays Fenerbahce (3/2 at 21:30 CEST) at home.