Italian League, Regular Season, Game 28: May 1-2, 2010 - ITALY

May 23, 2013

Italian League, Regular Season, Game 28: May 1-2, 2010

Montepaschi Siena upped its Italian League-leading record to 24-2 by thrashing Pepsi Caserta 57-98 on the road, a result that dropped the losers into a tie for third place with a 16-10 mark. Romain Sato led the Italian champs with 30 points and 9 rebounds. NGC Cantu is alone in second place at 17-10 after downing Cimberio Varese 83-70. Manuchar Markohisvili posted 22 points and 6 rebounds for Cantu. Caserta is tied with Armani Jeans Milano, who edged Angelico Biella 63-68. Mason Rocca amassed 17 points and 17 rebounds for the winners. Air Avellino clinched a crucial 81-89 road win over Sigma Coating Montegranaro to stay in the last place good for a playoff berth with a 12-14 record. Szymon Szewczyk recorded 21 points and 9 rebounds for Avellino. Just a week after getting a huge win in Siena, Benetton Treviso took another step away from the playoffs by losing 67-73 at home to Carife Ferrara. Sharrod Ford was the main contributor for Ferrara with 28 points and 12 rebounds. Vanoli Cremona dominated its game against Banca Tercas Teramo 91-80 win to stay in Serie A. Marko Milic led the way with 26 points.

Montepaschi Siena upped its Italian League-leading record to 24-2 by thrashing Pepsi Caserta 57-98 on the road, a result that dropped the losers into a tie for third place with a 16-10 mark. Romain Sato led the Italian champs with 30 points and 9 rebounds. The guests led 19-29 after the first quarter then exploded for a 27-46 edge at halftime. Henry Domercant added 14 points, David Hawkins 12 and Terrell McIntyre 10. The Siena team index rating was 129 against just 34 amassed by Caserta. Fabio Di Bella paced Caserta with 18 points.

Armani Jeans edged Angelico Biella 63-68 behind an outstanding performance from Mason Rocca, who amassed 17 points and 17 rebounds. An eight-meters rocket from Jonas Maciulis gave a 38-40 advantage to Milano early in the third quarter and they trailed again. Mike Hall and Morris Finley added 16 apiece, while Pietro Aradori bagged 13 for the hosts. Just a week after getting a huge win in Siena, Benetton Treviso took another step away from the playoffs by losing 67-73 at home to Carife Ferrara. Sharrod Ford with back-to-back dunks sealed the win for the guests. He was their main contributor with 28 points and 12 rebounds, while Luke Jackson had 18 and Valerio Spinelli 12 for the winners. Sandro Nicevic and Donatas Motiejunas drained 12 apiece for Benetton.

LAST GAME GAME 28 May 1-2, 2010
Day	Match	Result
April 21	Scavolini vs. Canadian Solar	90-73
May 1	NGC Med. Cantu vs. Cimberio	83-70
May 2	Pepsi Ca. vs. Montepaschi Si.	57-98
May 2	Angelico Biella vs. AJ Milano	63-68
May 2	Vanoli vs. Banca Tercas Te.	91-80
May 2	Benetton Basket vs.Carife Fe.	67-73
May 2	Sigma C. vs. Air Avellino	81-89

NEXT GAME GAME 29 May 8, 2010
Day	Match
May 8	Banca Tercas vs. Benetton
May 8	Air Avellino vs.Angelico Biella
May 8	Lottomatica vs.Canadian Solar
May 8	Montepaschi vs. NGC Medical
May 8	AJ Milano vs. Sigma Coatings
May 8	Carife Ferrara vs. Pepsi Ca.
May 8	Cimberio Varese vs. Vanoli C.

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Montepaschi Siena	26	24	2	2316	1840
2	NGC Medical Cantu'	27	17	10	2078	2032
3	Pepsi Caserta	26	16	10	2089	2034
4	Armani Jeans Milano	26	16	10	1963	1920
5	Canadian Solar BO	26	15	11	1949	1892
6	Sigma Coatings Montegranaro	26	14	12	2049	2070
7	Lottomatica Roma	26	14	12	2002	1988
8	Air Avellino	26	12	14	1972	2031
9	Benetton Treviso	26	11	15	2053	2137
10	Banca Tercas Teramo	26	10	16	1988	1998
11	Scavolini Spar Pesaro	27	10	17	2155	2210
12	Vanoli Cremona	26	9	17	2070	2152
13	Carife Ferrara	26	9	17	1937	2056
14	Angelico Biella	26	9	17	1976	2096
15	Cimberio Varese *	26	10	16	1951	2092