The derby belongs to Olimpia. Milano rode a huge third quarter when the defense was outstanding and the offense more fluid to get away from Cantù and build a 19-point leade that eventually was reduced to six but only during the last minutes. So in spite of missing 13 free throws and shooting very bad from the arc. Olimpia held Cantù to 65 points, way belowe its average and won. “Honestly I liked only the third period when our game was terrific but there’s no reason for accepting our team not to be able to extende those great minutes”, said Coach Repesa. Esteban Batista had a double double and Alessandro Gentile scored 19 points getting back from stuggling in the very first few possessions. Then Charles Jenkins was the backbone of a terrific defensive third quarter when Olimpia held Cantù to 9 points.