Hines and Delaney-led Armani Exchange hand Zalgiris ninth straight loss / News - Basketnews.com

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AX Armani Exchange Milan (16-7) edged out Zalgiris Kaunas (3-19) 74-70 (17-18, 18-17, 18-16, 21-19), winning the fourth match in the last five Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games.

Player of the Game EFF 21 Kyle Hines Points 11 Accuracy 4-5 Rebounds 10 Assists 2

After Tyler Cavanaugh's two-pointer, the game was tied at 64 with 5 minutes left.

Malcolm Delaney drained a shot from deep to give his team a 3-point lead (67-64). Josh Nebo answered him, connecting one shot from the charity stripe (65-67).

However, Sergio Rodriguez and Kyle Hines arranged a decisive push, scoring five points in a row (72-65), and answering all the questions with 27 seconds left.

Kyle Hines posted a double-double with 11 points (4/5 2PT, 3/4 FT), 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers, 1 block, and 21 PIR. Moreover, he became the EuroLeague's all-time leader in offensive rebounds, surpassing legendary Felipe Reyes.

Malcolm Delaney aided Hines with a game-high 20 points (4/7 2PT, 4/6 3PT, ), 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, and 20 PIR.

Lukas Lekavicius was the bright spot for the losing squad, accumulating 16 points (4/6 2PT, 0/1 3PT, 8/8 FT), 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers, and 23 PIR.

Luigi Datome and Trey Kell missed the duel for Milan, moreover, the Italian squad is lacking Shavon Shields, Konstantinos Mitoglou, and Riccardo Moraschini.

On Zalgiris side, Janis Strelnieks and Mantas Kalnietis sat out the match.

Armani Exchange: Malcolm Delaney 20, Troy Daniels 15, Kyle Hines 11 (10 REB), Sergio Rodriguez 10 (5 AST).

Zalgiris: Lukas Lekavicius 16 (5 AST), Tyler Cavanaugh 13 (6 REB), Edgaras Ulanovas 9.

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