It was a fun game in Castelletto Ticino. Olimpia won 96-68 against the A2 team from Casale Monferrato and earned a trip to the final game of its first preseason tournament. Olimpia struggled at shooting the ball early in the game but improved over time, had a spectacular third period and generally showed a willingness to run, led by the lightning-fast Mike James who assisted the finishers like Kuzminskas and Brooks, and to be aggressive at the defensive end of the floor. That approach generated a lot of fastbreak opportunities, dunks and steals. Olimpia played a high number of possession game, scored 96 points and was appreciated by the fans that came over here. Mike James overcame some early struggles and had a very promising game not just in terms of scoring (although he led the team with 16 points) but also assists (five) and steals (six). But everybody did a lot of running and scoring and sacrificing on defense (Gudaitis had 5 blocks) including Della Valle, who had to play the points since Curtis Jerrells was unavailable due to a minor left fot injury, and Fontecchio who had also 4 assists.

BOXSCORE

Olimpia Milano-Junior Casale Monferrato 96-68

A|X Armani Exchange Olimpia: James 16 (4/9, 2/3, 5 ast, 6 stl, 24 min), Waller (0/2, 0/1), Bertans 8 (1/1, 2/6), Della Valle 11 (1/1, 1/6), La Torre 2 (1/1), Micov 9 (1/2, 1/3), Fontecchio 7 (2/4, 1/2, 5 reb, 4 ast), Tarczewski 5 (1/2, 6 reb), Gudaitis 11 (4/5, 7 reb, 5 blk), Kuzminskas (5/7, 1/3), Ortner 5 (2/2), Brooks 9 (3/6, 1/2, 8 reb).

Junior Casale: Tinsley 3, Musso 5, Cesana 8,  Denegri 7, Battistini 12, Martinoni 11, Pinkins 17,  Cattapan 3, Giovara 2. All. Ferrari.