This time, it was the offense that help Olimpia win the game in Treviso 93-80. Olimpia made 14 threes (three were made by the returning Billy Baron), went 17-for-17 from the line and had 19 assists. In the fourth quarter, the lead reached 21 points before the garbage time. “We had some moments when we made mistakes, when we miscommunicated a little, but overall, it was a very well-played game, in spite of playing without our starting point-man Kevin Pangos – Coach Ettore Messina said – Naz Mitrou-Long had a good game at the point, Baldasso helped and obviously Brandon Davies second half was huge.” Mitrou-Long scored 19 points and had zero turnovers, while Brandon Davies was instrumental in creating advantages early in the game, demanding double teams and playing for the others. He had two quick fouls, was protected to the bench, but in the second half he was a dominant presence. He made four straight mid-range jumpers, then a dunk on his way to a 14-point effort. Coach Messina underlined the contribution received by all the players, “everybody helped, we had a good scoring distribution,” he said. Deshaun Thomas had a nine-point first half, Ricci made a couple of crucial threes and Devon Hall was a key figure defensively. Olimpia led wire to wire on its way to a third road wins in the Italian league, improving its record to 7-1.
