Italian League, Regular Season, Game 27: April 23, 2011 - Italy

May 20, 2013

Italian League, Regular Season, Game 27: April 23, 2011

Montepaschi Siena stayed atop the Italian League standings with an improved 24-2 record by beating Canadian Solar Bologna 72-81 on the road on Saturday. Rimantas Kaukenas led the winners with 17 points. Shaun Stonerook added 13 while Marco Carrareto and Andrea Michelori each had 10 for Montepaschi, that trailed 46-39 at halftime. Montepaschi allowed just 7 points in the third quarter and an oustanding Stonerook allowed his team to get a 53-63 edge after 30 minutes, enough to keep a safe lead from that moment until the final buzzer. In the biggest game in this round, Armani Jeans rallied to beat Bennet Cantu 75-73 in Milano. Cantu is still second at 20-7 with AJ right behind at 19-8. David Hawkins paced the winners with 20 points. Marco Mordente added 15 while Stefano Mancinelli had 11 for Milano. Manu Markoishvili led Cantu with 18 points. Nicolas Mazzarino added 14 while Mike Green had 13 for the guests, that led 43-53 late in the third quarter. An 11-2 run that Hawkins capped with a triple brought Milano back to life, 54-55. Hawkins followed a triple with free throws to seal the outcome, 74-70, as Cantu ran out of time. Lottomatica Roma defeated Pepsi Caserta 74-68 at home. Roma moved up to 13-14 and Caserta dropped to 12-15. Darius Washington paced the winners with 19 points. Vladimir Dasic added 14, Luigi Datome had 13 while Nemanja Gordic got 11 for Roma. Eric Williams led Caserta with 18 points. Jumaine Jones added 17, Ebi Ere 16 and Timmy Bowers 12. A final 6-0 run allowed Roma to win the game. Benetton Treviso improved to 14-12 by edging Vanoli-Braga Cremona 88-86 in overtime at home behind 31 points and 14 rebounds from Donatas Motiejunas. Devin Smith added 21 points while Stefan Markovic had 15 for Benetton. A free throw by Motiejunas sent the game to overtime, 81-81, and Benetton prevailed in the extra period. In other games, Scavolini Siviglia Pesaro thrashed Enel Brindisi 84-64, Air Avellino edged Dinamo Sassari 92-87, Cimberio Varese downed Angelico Biella 81-89 while Banca Tercas Teramo overwhelmed Fabi Shoes Montegranaro 76-47.

LAST GAME GAME 27 April 23, 2011
Day	Match	Result
Apr. 23	Can. Solar vs. Montepaschi	72-81
Apr. 23	Lottomatica vs. Pepsi Caserta	74-68
Apr. 23	AJ Milano vs. Bennet Cantù	75-73
Apr. 23	Banca Tercas vs. Fabi Shoes	74-47
Apr. 23	Angelico Biella vs. Cimberio	81-89
Apr. 23	Benetton vs. Vanoli-Braga	88-86
Apr. 23	Scavolini vs. Enel Brindisi	84-64
Apr. 23	Air Avellino vs. Din. Sassari	92-87

NEXT GAME GAME 28 April 30 - May 1, 2011
Day	Match
Apr. 30	Montepaschi vs. Air Avellino
May 1	Pepsi Caserta vs. AJ Milano
May 1	Fabi Shoes vs. Lottomatica
May 1	Enel Brindisi vs. Benetton
May 1	Bennet Cantù vs. Scavolini
May 1	Vanoli-Braga vs. B. Tercas
May 1	Dinamo Sassari vs. Cimberio
May 1	Canadian Solar vs. Angelico

	STANDINGS	TG	W	L	P+	P-
1	Montepaschi Siena	26	24	2	2192	1857
2	Bennet Cantu'	27	20	7	2089	1923
3	Armani Jeans Milano	27	19	8	2161	2065
4	Air Avellino	27	14	13	2185	2157
5	Cimberio Varese	27	14	13	2154	2194
6	Benetton Treviso	26	14	12	1996	1937
7	Canadian Solar Bologna	27	13	14	2097	2103
8	Lottomatica Roma	27	13	14	2104	2035
9	Scavolini Siviglia Pesaro	27	13	14	1973	2037
10	Dinamo Sassari	27	12	15	2204	2266
11	Pepsi Caserta	27	12	15	2168	2161
12	Vanoli-Braga Cremona	27	11	16	2148	2142
13	Fabi Shoes Montegranaro	27	10	17	2087	2152
14	Angelico Biella	27	9	18	2156	2253
15	Banca Tercas Teramo	27	9	18	1998	2205
16	Enel Brindisi	27	8	19	1980	2205