Overview
- Milano beat Olympiacos 88-87 at the Forum for a fourth straight EuroLeague victory, improving to 6-5.
- Assistant Peppe Poeta led Milano with Ettore Messina sidelined by illness, and the team prevailed without Josh Nebo, Shavon Shields, Zach LeDay and Lorenzo Brown.
- Quinn Ellis delivered a decisive late burst for Milano, countering strong nights from Isaiah Peters and Tyler Dorsey for Olympiacos.
- Olympiacos were without Keenan Evans, who was reported earlier this week to have ruptured his left Achilles tendon after a long recovery from a right Achilles surgery.
- Virtus Bologna lost 88-81 at Barcelona, undone by the hosts’ 14-of-33 three-point shooting with ex-Virtus guard Kevin Punter scoring 17, as interim coach Oscar Orellana led Barça pending Xavi Pascual’s reinstatement.