Olimpia, 48 hours after the big EuroLeague win over Efes, didn’t find the energy, the defense and the shooting percentages to do better in Brindisi and in the end lost 80-71. Brindisi led the majority of the game, Olimpia tried to stay close, came back several times, but when it was time to take control came up very short, while Brindisi had always a lot of answers. They shot a lot better from two-point distance, 67 percent vs 32 percent, and the big men shot very well from the perimeter, Derek Willis throughout the game and Mattia Udom in the fourth quarter made a huge three. Sergio Rodriguez, 23 points with seven threes, tried to lead the team back, taking over the offense, but he couldn’t finish the job. “Brindisi deserves to finish the regular season in the top spot, they have beaten us twice and today they gave us a lesson about playing with heart, about the desire  to win, and also about being organized. We played a confused game at the offensive end of the floor and we were superficial at the defensive end. That’s my responsibility. I wasn’t able to make the guys understand that Brindisi, even with some players missing, had the pride and the resources to beat us anyway. At this time of the season, be mentally prepared to play every single game is required. The last few weeks, we were ready to play sporadically,” Coach Ettore Messina said at the end.