An 11-0 desperate and furious run allowed Olimpia to take the potentially tying shots at the end. It was a good shot, an open three, but unfortunately Maodo Lo founf only the rim, so Asvel survived the rally and won 81-77. “The turning point of our game – Coach Ettore Messina said – was toward the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth when we had to sub some regulars and we lost control of the tempo and the game. It is hard to comment a game like this. In the closing minutes we even played well and we built the shot to tie the game. It was a good shot, it just didn’t go in. We never had continuity during the season, we never had the same eight players available. We had a lot of up and downs, the individuals had a lot of up and downs because of it and as a conseuence the team never had any consistency. It is what is.” Asvel led most of the games, attempted to get away several times. Olimpia responded, got close and as t got close, a run pushed the team down. In the fourth, Asvel built a huge, commanding lead of 15 points. The score was 80-66 inside the last four minutes. Suddenly the pressing defense allowed Olimpia to get back, one three and one steal after another. Finally, the deficit was reduced to three points and the defense recovered the ball. It wasn’t enough.