Vitoria built a huge win on a 10/14 first half three-point shooting. “We let them gaining confidence by approaching the game defensively on a bad way”, admitted Coach Repesa. Vitoria was on fire, Olimpia had a couple of letdowns in the first half but mostly reacted too late in the second. In the fourth quarter, Alessandro Gentile (24 points) led the comeback drawing fouls, making threes and playing with terrific energy. Olimpia came back from 20 points down, was within five after two Gentile’s three but it was too late. Vitoria finished the game 13/25 from three, scored 13 more points from the line, Olimpia had to try an impossible rally with a lot of fouls trouble, trying to use the zone and even some smallball with only one big, Jamel McLean. That was the time Ioannis Bourousis took over with his length. In the end it was 94-82 Laboral Kutxa. “We had to play better defensive, being more consistent and look at the positive signs we saw today like trying to comeback and not give up late in the game. But this Vitoria team is tough”, said Repesa.

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