AX Armani Exchange Milan vs. FC Bayern Munich

2020-21Regular SeasonRound 21

January 21, 2021 CET: 20:45

Local time: 20:45 MEDIOLANUM FORUM

Ukraine: SETANTA SPORTS	Israel: 5LIVE
Georgia: SETANTA SPORTS	Italy: EUROSPORT PLAYER
CIS countries: SETANTA SPORTS	Spain: DAZN
Balkans: SPORTKLUB2	Turkey: beIN SPORTS
Bulgaria: MAX SPORT 1	United Kingdom: EUROSPORT PLAYER
France: RMC SPORT 3	Ireland: EUROSPORT PLAYER
Germany: MAGENTA SPORT	Internet: EUROLEAGUE.TV
Greece: NOVASPORTS 3HD

Records

12-7	Regular Season	12-8
12-7	Overall	12-8

Referees

Crew Chief

PUKL,SASA

Umpire 1

PEREZ, EMILIO

Umpire 2

NIKOLIC, UROS

The Take

Two of the strongest teams in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague this season meet again. AX Armani Exchange Milan (12-7) is on a three-game winning streak, led by Kevin Punter (14.2 ppg.), Sergio Rodriguez (10.0 ppg., 4.7 apg.) and Zach LeDay (10.6 ppg., 4.5 rpg.). Behind Milanese coach Andrea Trinchieri, FC Bayern Munich (12-8) hopes to snap its current four-game road losing streak. Wade Baldwin IV (14.2 ppg., 4.0 apg.), Vladimir Lucic (14.1 ppg., 4.9 rpg.) and Jalen Reynolds (14.0 ppg., 6.6 rpg.) have been its main pillars.

Marquee matchup

Two undersized big men will engage in a physical matchup. Reynolds is one of the most pleasant surprises in the EuroLeague this season due to his fighting spirit and overall effectiveness, ranking third in PIR (16.5) and second in rebounds (12.3) on a 40-minute basis. Reynolds should not have it easy against a more experienced opponent, four-time EuroLeague champion Kyle Hines, a former Best Defender Trophy winner who just became the first American player to play 300 games in the competition.

Earlier this season

In the teams' season opener, Shavon Shields hit a three-pointer with 9 seconds left in overtime to give Milan an overtime 79-81 road win over Bayern. Milan forced overtime on a runner by Rodriguez in the final minute of regulation and then Shields hit a tough game-winner with a hand in his face. Malcolm Delaney paced Milan with 17 points and 8 assists, while Hines scored 16 points. Baldwin led Bayern with 18 points and Reynolds had 14 points plus 11 rebounds.

Keys to victory: Milan

Rebounding has been the answer to Milan's problems. After being heavily outrebounded by CSKA 33-60 in an overtime home loss, Milan dramatically improved those numbers. It outrebounded its next three opponents - Real Madrid, Valencia Basket, ALBA Berlin, getting 31.7 rebounds on average while allowing 26.7. Milan has found different go-to guys in those wins, which is great news for Coach Ettore Messina's team. An unpredictable offense should make the team stronger in the long run.

Keys to victory: Bayern

Bayern has lost its last four road games by 5 points or fewer, but just got Lucic back, which gives the German powerhouse a regular go-to guy in end-of-game situations. D.J. Seeley has been effective (53.8% 3FG, 92.3% FT) since he joined the team and given Bayern extra scoring punch. Seeley, Zan Sisko and Baldwin should control the game tempo and make sure Rodriguez and Delaney do not circulate the ball well on offense.

Monday, January 18, 2021

Euroleague.net

AX Armani Exchange Milan

#	Player	Pos.	H.	Age
0	PUNTER, KEVIN	G	1.93	27
2	LEDAY, ZACH	C	2.02	26
3	MORETTI, DAVIDE	G	1.89	22
5	MICOV, VLADIMIR	F	2.01	35
9	MORASCHINI, RICCARDO	G	1.94	30
10	ROLL, MICHAEL	G	1.98	33
13	RODRIGUEZ, SERGIO	G	1.91	34
15	TARCZEWSKI, KALEB	C	2.13	27
19	BILIGHA, PAUL	C	2.00	30
20	CINCIARINI, ANDREA	G	1.93	34
23	DELANEY, MALCOLM	G	1.91	31
31	SHIELDS, SHAVON	F	2.01	26
32	BROOKS, JEFF	F	2.03	31
42	HINES, KYLE	C	1.98	34
70	DATOME, LUIGI	F	2.03	33

Head coach: MESSINA, ETTORE

FC Bayern Munich

#	Player	Pos.	H.	Age
0	WEILER-BABB, NICK	G	1.96	25
1	GEORGE, JASON	G	1.98	19
2	BALDWIN IV, WADE	G	1.93	24
4	SEELEY, DENNIS	G	1.93	31
8	REYNOLDS, JALEN	C	2.07	28
11	LUCIC, VLADIMIR	F	2.04	31
12	FLACCADORI, DIEGO	G	1.93	24
14	DEDOVIC, NIHAD	G	1.99	31
15	AMAIZE, ROBIN	F	1.88	26
16	ZIPSER, PAUL	F	2.03	26
21	GIST, JAMES	F	2.04	34
25	JOHNSON, JAJUAN	F	2.08	31
31	SISKO, ZAN	G	1.89	23
43	RADOSEVIC, LEON	C	2.08	30
44	GRANT, SASHA	F	1.98	18
66	RUDAN, MATEJ	F	2.05	19

Head coach: TRINCHIERI, ANDREA

Player Stats

Points

Punter, K. / 14.2 Shields, S. / 12.8 Delaney, M. / 11.7

Baldwin, W. / 14.2 Lucic, V. / 14.1 Reynolds, J. / 14.0

Rebounds

Reynolds, J. / 6.6 Lucic, V. / 4.9

Assists

Rodriguez, S. / 4.7 Delaney, M. / 4.2

Baldwin, W. / 4.0 Sisko, Z. / 2.8

Steals

Shields, S. / 1.4 Rodriguez, S. / 1.1

Baldwin, W. / 1.3 Weiler-Babb, N. / 1.3 Lucic, V. / 1.0

Blocks

Hines, K. / 0.7

2PT

Rodriguez, S. / 59.1% Tarczewski, K. / 56.3% Roll, M. / 56.3%

Reynolds, J. / 61.8% Lucic, V. / 59.5% Djedovic, N. / 58.3%

3PT

Datome, L. / 58.5% Leday, Z. / 54.1% Shields, S. / 48.1%

Lucic, V. / 45.9% Zipser, P. / 44.9% Weiler-Babb, N. / 35.8%

Leday, Z. / 91.1% Rodriguez, S. / 90.0% Punter, K. / 82.6%

Lucic, V. / 90.1% Weiler-Babb, N. / 84.6% Reynolds, J. / 83.0%

PIR

Shields, S. / 13.8 Leday, Z. / 12.8 Delaney, M. / 12.1

Lucic, V. / 18.4 Reynolds, J. / 16.5 Baldwin, W. / 12.2

Team Roster - AX Armani Exchange Milan

Team Roster - FC Bayern Munich

Team Stats - Offense

Ave.		Ave.
82.4	Points	79.6
30.3	Rebounds	33.1
8.1	O. Rebounds	9.8
22.2	D. Rebounds	23.3
15.9	Assists	16.7
6.9	Steals	7.8
2.5	Blocks	2.0
51.6%	2PT	51.0%
42.6%	3PT	38.2%
78.5%	FT	82.4%
88.7	PIR	86.3

Team Stats - AX Armani Exchange Milan

Team Stats - FC Bayern Munich

Team Stats - Defense

Ave.		Ave.
79.7	Points	76.8
34.5	Rebounds	31.5
9.9	O. Rebounds	8.5
24.5	D. Rebounds	23.1
17.4	Assists	16.6
5.8	Steals	6.1
2.4	Blocks	1.8
51.7%	2PT	55.1%
40.0%	3PT	32.9%
80.8%	FT	80.3%
86.9	PIR	84.2

Team Stats - AX Armani Exchange Milan

Team Stats - FC Bayern Munich

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Head-to-head records

Home team		Away team
	4 - 3
AX Armani Exchange Milan		FC Bayern Munich
* overall record in EuroLeague since 2000

AX Armani Exchange Milan
Home record vs. FC Bayern Munich:	2-1
Away record vs. FC Bayern Munich:	2-2

FC Bayern Munich
Home record vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan:	2-2
Away record vs. AX Armani Exchange Milan:	1-2

Results

Season	Date	Phase	Home	Result	Away
2020-21	02 October 2020	Regular Season	FC Bayern Munich	79 - 81	AX Armani Exchange Milan
2019-20	30 January 2020	Regular Season	AX Armani Exchange Milan	79 - 78	FC Bayern Munich
2019-20	03 October 2019	Regular Season	FC Bayern Munich	78 - 64	AX Armani Exchange Milan
2018-19	11 January 2019	Regular Season	FC Bayern Munich	93 - 87	AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan
2018-19	19 December 2018	Regular Season	AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan	78 - 80	FC Bayern Munich
2014-15	03 December 2014	Regular Season	EA7 Emporio Armani Milan	83 - 81	FC Bayern Munich
2014-15	31 October 2014	Regular Season	FC Bayern Munich	74 - 81	EA7 Emporio Armani Milan