Olimpia led from wire to wire, the biggest margin was 21 points late in the third quarter and finally responded to a last-quarter assault launched by Reyer and won 73-62, qualifying for its ninth Supercup final. The record is 4-4 in the previous eight. More than that, Olimpia reached the tenth Italian final over the last five season and 13 championship games (6-3 is the current record). Olimpia didn’t play particularly well offensively, in terms of staying consistent. There were some ups and downs, However, after a 11-2 start, Reyer never looked in a position to pose a serious menace. Olimpia led by 15 points at the half, despite the foul problems that plagued Leandro Bolmaro and Ousmane Diop. Early in the third, Pippo Ricci encountered his foul trouble but Olimpia found repeatedly someone capable to step up and perform. After leading by 19 after three period, a 7-0 run diminished the lead significantly. Neno Dimitrijevic replied with five consecutive points and when Reyer got within eight, Leandro Bolmaro shook his problems, making a huge corner three that essentially ended the game.

Olimpia shot over 56 percent on twos, was accurate from the line (11-for-13), accumulated 15 assists, but didn’t shoot well on three (31.8 percent), struggled under the board against Reyer’s physicality. But the defense was there basically for the duration of the game. Reyer was held around 42 percent on twos, went 0-for-12 on threes in the first half and had 14 turnovers. “I think we played well for three quarters – Coach Ettore Messina said at the end – despite some nervousness among some players who were debuting for Olimpia. We managed to play a consistent game, than we made a mistake, maybe we thought the game was over when it was not in the fourth. This is something we need to improve on. But this is another trip to a championship game and hopefully we will play well tomorrow night.”

Neno Dimitrijevic led the scorers with 14 points, Nikola Mirotic added 13 and Zach LeDay 10. Josh Nebo scored eight points and added eight rebounds. Pippo Ricci was extremely consistent in his 14 minutes of game time, going 3-for-3 from the field and grabbing four rebounds. Finally, Shavon Shields struggled mightly at shooting the ball but dished four assists and had +16 of plus/minus. Diego Flaccadori stepped in egregiously for Bolmaro and had three steals.