Olimpia won another physical, tough and close game in Brindisi, the second consecutive road win in the Italian League, 77-74, in Brindisi. Milan played a very solid, patient game, used a lot of aggressive zone defense and mostly kept Brindisi’s firepower in check. There’s been only one bad sequence, in the second quarter last three minutes when a 12-point lead was canceled and Brindisi with a Gaspardo’s buzzer beating three went to the locker room up by two. In the third, Olimpia regrouped, retook the lead soon and tried to get away. Brindisi was inspired by Tyler Stone, who had a 21-point effort, and Adrian Banks. They attempted a comeback and closed the gap to one single point on different circumstances. Olimpia always reponded. It was a win conquered with the contribution of many players. Nemanja Nedovic had a great start, Keifer Sykes helped a lot in the second and third quarters, Christian Burns was full of energy, and in the end Sergio Rodriguez and a dominating Kaleb Tarczewski (18 points, eight rebounds) closed the deal. Tarczewski made five of six foul shots in the end, Rodriguez made his four attempts. “We faced a team with great potential and athleticism, my players have been patient, the zone defense was very effective, thanks to my assistants for insisting on using it, and we made the right plays offensively to win the game,” Coach Ettore Messina said at the end.