In the Italian Lega Basket Serie A league, NutriBullet Treviso (12-17) defeated EuroLeague side AX Armani Exchange Milan (23-6) in a hard battle on the court. The final score was 80-74 (18-19, 11-13, 24-20, 27-22).
DeWayne Russell led NutriBullet with 20 points (6/11 2PT, 2/3 3PT, 2/4 FT) and 4 assists.
On the opposing side, Luigi Datome was the high-scorer for Milan, ending with 12 points (3/5 2PT, 2/6 3PT) and 3 assists.
The first three quarters went back and forth, neither team gaining a commanding lead. Though, the hosts changed the trend in the fourth tally.
NutriBullet exploded in the last quarter, going on an 13-0 run and after Mikk Jurkatamm‘s 3-pointer build a comfortable 11 points lead (66-55) with 6:52 to go.
Milan managed to cut the deficit to 5 points (74-79) with 34 seconds left, but the time expired and hosts celebrated the hard-fought W.
Milan played without Sergio Rodriguez, Nicolo Melli, Malcolm Delaney, Shavon Shields, Dinos Mitoglou and Trey Kell.
NutriBullet Treviso: DeWayne Russell 20, Matteo Chillo 16 (4 REB, 4 AST), Giordano Bortolani 15.
Milan: Luigi Datome 12, Kaleb Tarczewski 11 (13 REB), Devon Hall 10 (5 REB, 5 AST).
