Italian League, Regular Season, Game 17: January 14-15, 2012 - Italy

June 20, 2013

Italian League, Regular Season, Game 17: January 14-15, 2012

Montepaschi Siena added to its lead in the Italian League by taking out Fabi Shoes Montegranaro 96-84, while second place clubs EA7 Emporio Armani Milan and Canadian Solar Bologna both lost. Siena lifted its record to 12-4 behind a game-leading 24 points by David Andersen, while Bootsy Thornton tallied 22, and Bo McCalebb added 17 and 6 assists. Montegranaro got 14 points each from Tariq Kirksay and Dejan Ivanov. Angelico Biella handed Milan its second consecutive loss, 84-76, overcoming a 33-17 first-quarter deficit as the visitors scored only 20 points in the middle two quarters. Angelico Biella had six scorers in double figures, paced by Matteo Soragna’s17 points and Jacob Pullen’s 15. Antonis Fotsis had 23 points and Omar Cook 11 assists in a losing effort. Bennet Cantu used a 31-17 third quarter to pull away from Bologna and secure a 78-72 victory, led by Maarten Leunen’s 17 points, including 3 of 5 from downtown, and Giorgi Shermadini, who scored 14. Bologna got 15 points each from Angelo Gigli and Chris Douglas-Roberts. Benetton Treviso won its second in a row, downing Vanoli Braga Cremona 68-62, as Jeff Viggiano and Andrea De Nicolao netted 14 points apiece. David Lightly paced the losers with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Scavolini Siviglia Pesaro held on to beat Novipiù Casale Monferrato 79-72, as Richard Hickman led the way with 22 points. With the win, Pesaro joined a four-way tie for second at 10-6 with Milan, Bologna and Cantu. Sidigas Avellino trounced Umana Venezia 86-63, as Jurica Golemac scored 22 points and Marques Green racked up 13 assists. Both teams are now tied for third with 9-7 records. In other games Banco de Sardegna Sassari coasted to a 74-56 victory over Otto Caserta, and Banco Tercas Teramo outdueled Cimberio Varese 81-75.

LAST GAME GAME 17 January 14-15, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Jan. 14	Bennet Cantù vs. Canad. Solar	78-72
Jan. 14	Benetton vs. Vanoli Braga	68-62
Jan. 15	Montepaschi vs. Fabi Shoes	96-84
Jan. 15	Sidigas Avellino vs. Umana	84-63
Jan. 15	B. Sardegna vs. Otto Caserta	74-56
Jan. 15	Scavolini vs. Novipìu Casale	79-72
Jan. 15	Angelico Biella vs. EA7 Armani	84-76
Jan. 15	Banca Tercas vs. Cimberio Va.	81-75

NEXT GAME GAME 18 January 21-22, 2012
Day	Match
Jan. 21	Acea Roma vs. Canad. Solar
Jan. 21	Benetton vs. Otto Caserta
Jan. 21	Scavolini vs. Angelico Biella
Jan. 22	Cimberio Va. vs. EA7 Armani
Jan. 22	Novipìu vs. B. Sardegna
Jan. 22	Bennet Cantù vs. Vanoli
Jan. 22	Sidigas Av. vs. Fabi Shoes
Jan. 22	Montepaschi vs. B. Tercas

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Montepaschi Siena	16	12	4	1273	1142
2	Scavolini Siviglia Pesaro	16	10	6	1186	1190
3	Bennet Cantù	16	10	6	1186	1119
4	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	16	10	6	1223	1165
5	Canadian Solar Bologna	16	10	6	1259	1235
6	Sidigas Avellino	16	9	7	1298	1285
7	Umana Venezia	16	9	7	1236	1216
8	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	16	8	8	1238	1266
9	Cimberio Varese	16	8	8	1238	1243
10	Angelico Biella	16	8	8	1203	1198
11	Otto Caserta	16	7	9	1241	1250
12	Benetton Treviso	16	7	9	1202	1228
13	Acea Roma	16	7	9	1269	1300
14	Banca Tercas Teramo	16	6	10	1149	1193
15	Fabi Shoes Montegranaro	16	6	10	1220	1248
16	Vanoli Braga Cremona	16	5	11	1137	1234
17	Novipiù Casale Monferrato	16	4	12	1162	1208