A bad loss in the Top 16 opener for Olimpia Milano. After relying on a good defensive outing in the first half to make up for insufficient shooting percentages especially from the perimeter, Olimpia was erased by the court in the second half. Nizhny started to play faster and was a lot more effective shooting the ball, ignited by Taylor Rochestie. Nizhny Novgorod was also extremely effective imposing their big men size basically eliminating the inside game from EA7. Olimpia tried to make open threes but it was one of those bad shooting night. In the end it was a punitive loss, 79-59.