Olimpia defeated Bayern Munich 84-77 and clinched home-court advantage for the upcoming playoffs during a special night. Kyle Hines cleared the 3.000-point scored barrier and in the process became the all-time leader for two-point field goals made. Another impressive night for him.

Olimpia started a little slow, went down by seven in the first period, tried to regroup, collapsed down by 10 in the second before coming back during the last couple of minutes when using Nicolò Melli energy in the paint scored on three consecutive possessions and limited the deficit to three points at the half. The second half was a different story. Olimpia started on a high note, took the lead and never looked back. Bayern kept coming back and coming back so Olimpia had to execute well to the end. Shavon Shields had an outstanding fourth quarter, he made his free throws and also a couple of three on his way to a 22-point night. When he didn’t score (Devon Hall also had 10 of his 11 points in the second half), Nicolò Melli secured extra shots to his team through a dominant rebounding performance. He grabbed 13 board, six of them offensive. He also had 11 points and six assists. An overall big night for him.

“They are a very good team. They play, they defend, they move the ball, they have a couple of shooters that can really hurt you. I think we played a good second half. We had more flow, we attacked better, we rebounded better and I think at the end we deserved a win with a good second half,” Coach Ettore Messina said at the end.