It was a close game for 32-33 minutes, but after halftime Olimpia lost Nikola Mirotic and Leandro Bolmaro due to injuries so it was heavily shorthanded and didn’t have enough to keep pace with Reyer Venezia. “Maybe they were going to win anyway, because they are playing well, they are well organized around Tyler Ennis and Kabengele, but at that point we were in trouble,” Coach Ettore Messina said. Reyer won 83-72. The game was very close in the first half, Olimpia tied the score numerous times in the third period but progressively had to let Reyer go away. “Obviously, injuries are a big problem for us now,” Messina added when in the closing minutes, when the game was decided, Zach LeDay on a fall had his left shoulder pop out and in. He will be re-evaluated as soon as possible. In the first half, Mirotic and Shields with none points each kept Olimpia close to the opponent. In the second half, Armoni Brooks attempted to save the day finishing with 15 points.

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