Olimpia defeated Reggio Emilia 67-63, playing the game in the middle of a tough EuroLeague’s playoff series against Efes. So the imperative was to stay healthy and save energy. The other goal, on top of winning the game, was to give some minutes to Gigi Datome, who came back after a knee procedure. Datome started the game and played three different segments of less than five minutes. Everything looked promising. “He was a little rusty, but we have two more days to prepare him,” Coach Ettore Messina said. Olimpia led for the entire game, Reggio Emilia was aggressive and tough and tried to stay close. In two different junctures, in the second half, it tied the game up. Olimpia responded with a 10-0 run. But Reggio Emilia kept coming back and Olimpia had to play the game until the end. Troy Daniels scored 14 points with four threes, Pippo Ricci added 10 rebounds. Overall, Coach Messina limited everybody’s minutes.