It was a struggling team the one that faced Reggio Emilia. But mostly it was a proud team, with a lot of heart, character tht won the game because it wanted it the most. “It’a a tribute to our character that we won a game against a tem red-hot from the arc”, said Coach Jasmin Repesa. Reggio Emilia made 13 triples, shot extremely well from the perimeter but Olimpia survived and won 84-80. Olimpia was ice-cold from the arc, missed 10 foul shots, but brought the ball inside, and when it counted the most had some great defensive possessions. Kruno Simon had a 25-point, oustanding game, making the two crucali free throws at the end. After pushing Olimpia up by three, the defense was incredible, forcing Silins to take a corner off-balance two. Gentile grabbed the rebound and launched McLean on the break. Olimpia won by four and now leads the league by two games over Reggio Emilia and the point differential is in its favor. “We were very good, at least when fresh and full of energy, in putting the ball in the correct spots attacking their small perimeter guys down low with Simon and Gentile. They scored and drawed many fouls”, said Repesa. Esteban Batista also had some impressive spurts including at the end. Olimpia is still a team dealing with fatigue and many players are hurt but had a lot if passion. “The defense is not where it was 45 days ago – Repesa admitted – and we allowed 80 points once more. But we covered well their screens jumping over the shooters. In that area we were very good, the rest we should have done better. But now the crucial part of our season is coming up. For five weeks we have only one game to play and we’ll use the time to be perfectly prepared for the playoffs. We are going to be very different from. That’s our goal and I can guarantee we are achieving it 100%”, Coach Repesa said.