Italian League, Regular Season, Game 32: April 28-29, 2012 - Italy

May 24, 2013

Italian League, Regular Season, Game 32: April 28-29, 2012

The standings atop the Italian League saw no changes this week as leader Montepaschi Siena tripped up Banco de Sardegna Sassari 92-85 to raise its record to 23-7, and both Bennet Cantu and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan both won to remain locked in second place at 20-10. Montepaschi built up a 50-38 halftime lead then held off Sardegna’s attempt at a comeback, using its trademark ball movement on offense to get off 31 two-pointers compared with 20 for the opposition. Ksistof Lavrinovic hit a perfect 10 of 10 from two-point range to pace the winners with 25 points, while Pietro Aradori tallied 20 and Bo McCalebb added 15 along with 7 assists. Bennet Cantu squeaked past Angelico Biella 76-77, getting an edge from three-point range, where it hit 10 of 24 compared with 7 of 18 for the hosts. Doron Perkins paced Cantu with 20 points, while Nicolas Mazzarino netted 14 and Maarten Meunen added 11. Those three combined for 8 of 16 from deep. Milan pounded Banca Tercas Teramo 83-64, amassing a 69-34 lead after 30 minutes then coasting the rest of the way. Omar Cook knocked down 16 points, Alesandro Gentile added 12 along with 9 rebounds and 5 assists and Malik Hairston had 11 points to lead the winners. Canadian Solar Bologna bested Scavolini Siviglia Pesaro 73-64, forming a three-way for third place among Bologna, Pesaro and Sardegna with 18-12 records. Benetton Treviso took care of Umana Venezia 61-72, getting its offense in gear after a 7-7 first -quarter tie. Massimo Bulleri led the way with 16 points, including 3 of 3 from downtown, while Marcus Goree had 13. In other games, Novipiu Casale Monferrato downed Acea Roma 70-76, Cimberio Varese ousted Vanoli Braga Cremona 78-66 and Fabi Shoes Montegranaro outdueled Otto Caserta 96-85. Sidigas Avellino has a scheduled bye this week.

LAST GAME GAME 32 April 28-29, 2012
Day	Match	Result
Apr. 28	Umana Venezia vs. Benetton Basket	61-72
Apr. 29	Acea Roma vs. Novipiù Casale	70-76
Apr. 29	Angelico Biella vs. Bennet Cantù	76-77
Apr. 29	Montepaschi vs. Banco Sardegna	92-85
Apr. 29	Canadian Solar vs. Scavolini Siviglia	73-64
Apr. 29	Fabi Shoes vs. Otto Caserta	96-85
Apr. 29	Cimberio Varese vs. Vanoli Braga	78-66
Apr. 29	EA7 Armani vs. Banca Tercas	83-64

NEXT GAME GAME 33 May 2, 2012
Day	Match
May 2	Banco Sardegna vs. Umana Venezia
May 2	Benetton Basket vs. EA7 Armani
May 2	Sidigas Avellino vs. Cimberio Varese
May 2	Montepaschi vs. Canadian Solar
May 2	Scavolini Siviglia vs. Acea Roma
May 2	Angelico Biella vs. Otto Caserta
May 2	Bennet Cantù vs. Fabi Shoes
May 2	Banca Tercas vs. Novipiù Casale

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Montepaschi Siena	30	23	7	2457	2173
2	Bennet Cantù	30	20	10	2237	2108
3	EA7 Emporio Armani Milano	30	20	10	2351	2206
4	Banco di Sardegna Sassari	30	18	12	2405	2351
5	Scavolini Siviglia Pesaro	30	18	12	2259	2244
6	Canadian Solar Bologna	30	18	12	2270	2244
7	Umana Venezia	30	17	13	2311	2260
8	Cimberio Varese	30	16	14	2269	2229
9	Sidigas Avellino	30	13	17	2307	2439
10	Benetton Treviso	30	13	17	2245	2325
11	Vanoli Braga Cremona	31	13	18	2265	2380
12	Acea Roma	31	13	18	2444	2520
13	Fabi Shoes Montegranaro	30	12	18	2362	2394
14	Otto Caserta	30	12	18	2326	2393
15	Angelico Biella	30	12	18	2289	2322
16	Banca Tercas Teramo	30	11	19	2212	2328
17	Novipiù Casale Monferrato	30	7	23	2194	2287