After a night long battle, with no teams building more than a six-point lead (however, Olimpia led most of the time), Zach LeDay broke the game apart with two consecutive threes interrupting a night slump and leading Milan to a 75-66 win in Villeurbanne. It was the best defensive effort that Olimpia had since the start of the season. Entering the fourth quarter tied, despite shooting 3-for-17 from three, Olimpia hit four crucial threes in the decisive period. The first came from a monumental Pippo Ricci: the Captain didn’t play for the first three quarter, then entered the game and responded as a microwave, making a long corner two and a three. A few seconds later, the other Captain Shavon Shields made his only three of the night. Momentum shifted. So, Zach LeDay came up big to close the game with two threes from similar spots on the court. He finished with 17 points. Nikola Mirotic added 18. Leandro Bolmaro mounted a great defense over Theo Maledon, holding the EuroLeague scoring leader to five second half points and seven turnovers. “We came back from two painful one-point losses at home – Coach Messina said at the end – we tried to keep them from moving the ball from side to side. It worked because of the players and their desire to help each other. Our defense was consistent throughout the game. Offensively, we improved in the fourth quarter when we moved the ball better and made the shots that we normally makes. Tonight, they weren’t going in until the fourth quarter. In the EuroLeague, it is often a matter of a couple of possessions and normally the team playing with more poise wins. Tonight, it was our turn. We played hard and we played together.”