Olimpia had a strong outing in the second half when scored 55 points and erased a 27-point effort in the first to edge Alba Berlin 81-78. It’s the fourth win in a row, the second on the road. Olimpia stayed in the game after scoring only nine points in the second quarter with the defense. Finally, it found its rhythm back in the third quarter and then responded to Alba’s last attempt to come back late in the game, when Sergio Rodriguez Made his free throws. Nemanja Nedovic in his first EuroLeague game of the season had a commanding second half with four crucial threes that sustained Michael Roll big start. “We were too tight at the start, we overthought the game – Coach Ettore Messina said -, but the second half was good, we scored 55 points, the ball movement was excellent. My players needed to see the ball go through the net a couple of times to regain confidence.” Sergio Rodriguez surpassed the 2.500 points scored for his career late in the game. Kaleb Tarczewski had another strong effort, with nine rebounds and seven points. “We found some resources across the roster,” Messina added mentioning Ricky Moraschini’s extraordinary steal late in the game. Andrea Cinciarini also made a crucial three when Alba tried to get away one more time in the second half. But Olimpia was mentally strong, responded well when it went down by nine early in the third, when after getting within one allowed a 5-0 run and again when a seven-point lead that looked definitive was almost canceled single-handedly by Peyton Siva. nd on the road. Olimpia stayed in the game after scoring only nine points in the second quarter with the defense. At the half, the deficit was limited to seven points. Finally, Milan found its rhythm back in the third quarter and then responded to Alba’s last attempt to come back late in the game, when Sergio Rodriguez made all of his free throws. Nemanja Nedovic in his first EuroLeague game of the season had a commanding second half with four crucial threes that sustained Michael Roll big start in the third quarter. “We were too tight at the start, we overthought the game – Coach Ettore Messina said -, but the second half was good, we scored 55 points, the ball movement was excellent. My players needed to see the ball go through the net a couple of times to regain confidence.” Sergio Rodriguez surpassed the 2.500 points scored for his career late in the game. Kaleb Tarczewski had another strong effort, with nine rebounds and seven points. “We found some resources across the roster,” Messina added mentioning Ricky Moraschini’s extraordinary steal late in the game. Andrea Cinciarini also made a crucial three when Alba tried to get away one more time in the second half. But Olimpia was mentally strong, responded well when it went down by nine early in the third, when after getting within one allowed a 5-0 run and again when a seven-point lead that looked definitive was almost canceled single-handedly by Peyton Siva.