Olimpia Milano beat Anadolu Efes after a strong fourth quarter / News - Basketnews.com

EA7 Emporio Armani Milan made use of a strong fourth quarter to beat Anadolu Efes Istanbul with a score of 92-76.

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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (3-6) hosted Anadolu Efes Istanbul (4-5) in Italy in what was a close showdown until the last quarter. Ultimately, Olimpia Milan got the win with a score of 92-76 (19-18, 24-21, 20-22, 29-15).

Player of the Game EFF 24 Nicolo Melli Points 13 Accuracy 3-6 Rebounds 10 Assists 2

The first three quarters were quite competitive, as the differential between the two teams never went past 9 points.

However, Olimpia Milan got the better of Anadolu Efes in the fourth quarter, employing good defense and keeping the Turkish team to just 15 points in 10 minutes.

Devon Hall's free throw complemented Stefano Tonut's and Shavon Shields's scoring to establish a 13-1 run against Anadolu Efes with 7 minutes and 41 seconds to go in the fourth quarter (71-62).

The differential went to double digits for the first time in the game with 5 minutes and 43 seconds left until the end of the game as Alex Poythress scored a two-pointer (77-67).

Efes tried to resist Milano with Clyburn, who had 6 points and 1 assist in the last period.

Scoring by Devon Hall and Nikola Mirotic effectively opened up the floodgates, and Olimpia Milano ran away with a 7-0 run (89-73). An and-one by Larkin served to only decide on the game's last score.

The Italian team got the biggest lead of the game at 2 minutes 34 seconds remaining before the end of the second quarter (36-27).

Nicolo Melli was fantastic for Olimpia Milan, putting effort on both sides of the court. He had a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds, with 2 assists to boot.

Devon Hall also had a notable performance in an overall disappointing season for him, accumulating 15 points, 5 assists, and 0 turnovers.

For the visiting team, Will Clyburn had a strong showing with 18 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Darius Thompson helped him along with 17 points and 3 assists.

Olimpia Milano: Shavon Shields 18 PTS, Devon Hall 15 (5 AST, 0 TO), Nicolo Melli 13 (10 REB)

Anadolu Efes: Will Clyburn 18 (7 REB, 4 AST), Darius Thompson 17 PTS, Shane Larkin 13 (7 AST)

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