Olimpia fought until the end, losing 82-79 after a complicated night that began with Josh Nebo’s absence, the need to use both Lorenzo Brown and Shavon Shields with some restrictions and finally the physical problems that Zach LeDay displayed at halftime. On top of it foul trouble plagued Leandro Bolmaro, Brown again, two technical fouls at critical times affected the outcome, and finally a last second unfortunate play in which Brown pump games Theis who jumped in the air with no place to land other than colloding with Lorenzo. But there was no call that would have sent him to the line with the free throws to tie the game. Monaco led the entire game, pudding back Olimpia’s comebacks, even building a ten-point lead past the midway point of the fourth quarter. As in Belgrade, however, Olimpia found within themselves what it needed to pose a threat. But when momentum was helping Milan, there were always some problems, some mistakes, something, in short, that keep Olimpia from taking control of the game or the lead. In the first half, for example, four missed free throws in a row; late kn the game a couple of rebounds slipped away. “We built ourselves a chance to win the game no matter what – Coach Ettore Messina said – but the defense at the end was not share, we allowed a couple of costly offensive rebounds, and the offense could have been better. Every time we had momentum something happened. Let me give you an example: end of the third, Armoni Brooks on a break makes a lay-up and there was a clear goal tending violation. In that case the instruction is to validate the field goal and going to the video to have a clear understanding of the play. When they let them play automatically didn’t follow the rules and caused a damage to one team.”