Italian League, Game 11: December 19-20, 2009 - ITALY

May 26, 2013

Italian League, Game 11: December 19-20, 2009

Montepaschi Siena leads the Italian League standings with an 11-0 record. Pepsi Caserta and AJ Milano tie for second place at 8-3. Montepaschi stayed undefeated by thrashing Sigma Coatings Montegranaro 97-66 in Siena on Sunday. Ksistof Lavrinovic led the winners with 23 points and 8 rebounds. Armani Jeans improved to 8-3 by edging Vanoli Cremona 80-72 in Milano on Sunday. Marco Mordente led 5 AJ players in double digits with 14 points. Lottomatica Roma bounced back from recent losses and moved up to 4-7 by downing Cimberio Varese 67-84 on the road on Sunday morning behind 19 points from Ibby Jaaber. Benetton Treviso improved to 6-5 by edging Virtus Bologna 78-80 on the road on Sunday. Gary Neal led the winners with 22 points and became the game hero by hitting a buzzer-beating jumper to make Benetton steal a big road triumph. Banca Tercas Teramo improved to 6-5 and confirmed its good moment by downing Martos Napoli 85-71 at home on Sunday with 20 points from Virgil Stanescu. Angelico Biella dropped to 6-5 due to a 73-76 home loss against Scavolini Spar Pesaro. In other games, NGC Medical Cantu beat Carife Ferrara 72-84 while Air Avellino edged Pepsi Caserta 73-66.

Montepaschi stayed undefeated by thrashing Sigma Coatings Montegranaro 97-66 in Siena on Sunday. Lavrinovic led the winners with 23 points and 8 rebounds. David Hawkins added 19 points, Nikos Zisis added 15, Romain Sato got 12 while Terrell McIntyre contributed 10 in an easy home win for Montepaschi, that led 47-33 at halftime and kept full control of the game after the break to stay out of trouble until the final buzzer. Lottomatica Roma moved up to 4-7 by downing Cimberio Varese 67-84 on the road on Sunday morning. Jaaber led the winners with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Kennedy Winston and Ricky Minard each added 17 points while Angelo Gigli and Luca Vitali had 10 apiece for Lottomatica, that trailed 54-49 late in the third quarter. Winston, Minard and Jaaber fueled a 1-19 run that allowed Lottomatica to seal the outcome, 55-68, midway through the fourth period. Armani Jeans improved to 8-3 and now ties for second place by edging Vanoli Cremona 80-72 in Milano on Sunday. Mordente led 5 AJ players in double digits with 14 points. Mason Rocca, Marius Petravicius and Morris Finley each added 12 while Stefano Mancinelli had 10 for Milano, that had a solid 40-26 lead at halftime. Nothing changed after the break, as Cremona only rallied once the outcome was clear.

Benetton Treviso improved to 6-5 by edging Virtus Bologna 78-80 on the road on Sunday. Neal led the winners with 22 points - including a buzzer-beating jumper to win it down the stretch. Davor Kus added 21, Sandro Nicevic had 16, Kelvin Rivers got 10 while CJ Wallace pulled down 10 rebounds for Benetton, that led 28-40 at halftime behind an outstanding Kus. Virtus rallied in the second half and it all came down to the final minute, in which Dusan Vukcevic followed a layup with a three-pointer to tie it at 78-78. Benetton called timeout and Neal nailed the game-winning jumper at the buzzer. Banca Tercas Teramo improved to 6-5 and confirmed its good moment by downing end-of-the-table Martos Napoli 85-71 at home on Sunday. Stanescu paced the winners with 20 points. Bobby Jones added 18, Ryan Hoover had 14 while Valerio Amoroso got 10 for Teramo, that used an outstanding second quarter to get a 57-47 halftime lead. Teramo improved its defense after the break and managed to cruise to a well-deserved, important win. Angelico Biella dropped to 6-5 due to a 73-76 home loss against Scavolini Spar Pesaro. Sam Van Rossom, Marques Green and Eric Williams each had 16 points for Scavolini. Joe Smith led Biella also with 16 points, Matteo Soragna added 14 and Pietro Aradori 13. It all came down to the final seconds, in which Aradori and Massimo Chessa missed from downtown in the game's final possession.

LAST GAME GAME 11 December 19-20, 2009
Day	Match	Result
Dec. 19	Air Avellino vs. Pepsi Caserta	73-66
Dec. 20	Montepaschi Siena vs. Sigma	97-66
Dec. 20	AJ Milano vs. Vanoli Cremona	80-72
Dec. 20	Angelico Biella vs. Scavolini	73-76
Dec. 20	B. Tercas Teramo vs. Martos	85-71
Dec. 20	Virtus Bo. vs. Benetton B.	78-80
Dec. 20	Carife Fe. vs. NGC M. Cantu	72-84
Dec. 20	Cimberio vs. Lottomatica	67-84

NEXT GAME GAME 12 January 3, 2010
Day	Match
Jan. 3	Benetton vs. Montepaschi
Jan. 3	Lottomatica vs. AJ Milano
Jan. 3	Scavolini vs. Banca Tercas T.
Jan. 3	NGC M. Cantu vs. Air Avellino
Jan. 3	Sigma Coatings vs. Carife Fe.
Jan. 3	Pepsi Caserta vs. Cimberio
Jan. 3	Martos N. vs. Angelico Biella
Jan. 3	Vanoli Cre. vs. Virtus Bologna

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Montepaschi Siena	11	11	0	966	712
2	Pepsi Caserta	11	8	3	935	832
3	Armani Jeans Milano	11	8	3	894	839
4	NGC Medical Cantu'	11	7	4	843	832
5	Air Avellino	11	7	4	838	837
6	Angelico Biella	11	6	5	886	884
7	Banca Tercas Teramo	11	6	5	897	844
8	Benetton Treviso	11	6	5	913	888
9	Virtus Bologna	11	6	5	834	794
10	Sigma Coatings Montegranaro	11	5	6	856	893
11	Lottomatica Roma	11	4	7	864	880
12	Vanoli Cremona	11	4	7	933	947
13	Cimberio Varese *	11	5	6	836	891
14	Scavolini Spar Pesaro	11	3	8	837	907
15	Carife Ferrara	11	2	9	791	899
16	Martos Napoli **	11	0	11	673	917