May 24, 2012
Italian League Quarterfinals, Game 5: May 27, 2007

Guilherme Giovannoni - VidiVici Bologna VidiVici Bologna became the last team to make it to the Italian League semifinals by thrashing Angelico Biella 89-72 in do-or-die Game 5 of their best-of-five quarterfinal series, that Virtus obviously won 3-2. Fabio Di Bella and Guilherme Giovannoni led the winners each with 14 points. Brett Blizzard and Vlado Ilievski added 11 apiece while Dusan Vukcevic had 10 for Virtus, that will face Armani Jeans Milano in the next round. Reece Gaines and Jamel Thomas each had 16 points for Biella, Antonio Porta added 12 and Paolo Barlera 11. Biella opened the game with a 5-13 run that Porta capped with a three-pointer, while back-to-back dunks by Erik Daniels and Barlera allowed the guests to keep a 15-23 lead after 10 minutes. Vukcevic capped an 11-2 run with a dunk that brought VidiVici back into the game, 26-27. Even when Gaines and Daniels made Biella regain the lead, 32-38, three-pointers by Blizzard, Ilievski and Vukcevic helped the hosts to get a 43-41 halftime edge. Blizzard and Giovannoni fueled a game-breaking 19-0 run after the break that allowed Virtus to get a 65-43 margin late in the third quarter. Thomas gave Biella some hope, 65-53, already in the final period, but Ilievski and Giovannoni made the hosts cruise to a well-deserved win.

ITALIAN LEAGUE: Quarterfinal Playoffs, best of 5 games
RecordTeam
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
3
Montepaschi Siena (1)
95
97
91
x
x
0
Tisettanta Cantu (8)
76
82
60
x
x
3
Lottomatica Roma (4)
73
68
83
x
x
0
Eldo Napoli (5)
57
64
58
x
x
3
Armani Jeans Milano (2)
75
77
62
88
x
1
Whirlpool Varese (7)
72
69
71
77
x
3
VidiVici Bologna (3)
87
94
104
79
89
2
Angelico Biella (6)
97
69
102
84
72

Quarterfinal Playoffs Games
Game 1
Montepaschi Siena vs. Tisettanta Cantu
95-76
May 16
Game 1
Armani Jeans Milano vs. Whirlpool Varese
75-72
May 16
Game 1
VidiVici Bologna vs. Angelico Biella
87-97
May 16
Game 1
Lottomatica Roma vs. Eldo Napoli
73-57
May 16
Game 2
Tisettanta Cantu vs. Montepaschi Siena
82-97
May 19
Game 2
Whirlpool Varese vs. Armani Jeans Milano
69-77
May 19
Game 2
Angelico Biella vs. VidiVici Bologna
69-94
May 19
Game 2
Eldo Napoli vs. Lottomatica Roma
64-68
May 19
Game 3
Montepaschi Siena vs. Tisettanta Cantu
91-60
May 22
Game 3
Armani Jeans Milano vs. Whirlpool Varese
62-71
May 22
Game 3
VidiVici Bologna vs. Angelico Biella
104-102
May 22
Game 3
Lottomatica Roma vs. Eldo Napoli
83-58
May 22
Game 4
Whirlpool Varese vs. Armani Jeans Milano
77-88
May 25
Game 4
Angelico Biella vs. VidiVici Bologna
84-79
May 24
Game 5
VidiVici Bologna vs. Angelico Biella
89-72
May 27
Sunday, May 27, 2007
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