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23:05 17 points for Ojeleye and 13 points for Isaiah Cordinier, while at Olimpia Milano the 19 points of a never domo Devon Hall were not enough. The bianconeri will thus try to confirm the title they won last year, while Sassari is looking for the third success in its history after having lifted the Italian Super Cup in 2014 and 2019.
Mitrou-Long’s prayer fails: Virtus Bologna beats Olimpia Milano 64-72, flies to the final and will face Dinamo Sassari tomorrow night!
64-72 2/2 for Alessandro Pajola to the free, +7 Virtus Bologna!
64-70 Baldasso with the triple from the corner!
61-70 Bako’s regular basket: goal of victory very close for the Bianconeri!
61-68 It takes Kyle Hines to unlock the score for Olimpia Milano in this extra time!
59-68 Crazy three-point step back by Iffe Lundberg! Perhaps it is the blow of the knockout for Virtus Bologna, which is close to the double-digit advantage.
59-65 Schiacciata by Bako: only the Bolognese score in this extra time! Ettore Messina immediately calls time-out.
59-63 Another perfect lap on the bezel, +4 for the bianconeri!
59-61 2/2 for Ojeleye with the time trial stopped, a new advantage for Virtus Bologna!
The first extra period begins!
Regular time ends here: match in perfect equality at 59-59, it will be overtime!
59-59 The former Zenit St. Petersburg makes 2/3 blatantly mistaking the free pass: a draw!
57-59 Baron scores the additional free.
Technical foul also for Sergio Scariolo, who does not accept an arbitration choice!
56-59 1/2 for Lundberg to the free, +3 for the Bolognese!
56-58 Bomb by Billy Baron trying to keep Olimpia Milano alive: -3 seconds to the final siren!
53-58 1/2 for Marco Belinelli in the line, +5 Virtus Bologna!
53-57 Mickey’s good basket for Melli’s irregular interference: two points perhaps decisive for this match!
53-55 Devon Hall returns to score: penetration and 19 points for the American, -2 Olimpia Milano!
51-55 Iffe Lundberg scores the additional free, +4 Virtus Bologna!
Technical foul whistled to Ettore Messina for excessive protests!
51-54 1/2 for Nicolò Melli to the free: Milan remains at -3 and does not give up!
50-54 1/2 for Nico Mannion in the line, +4 for the bianconeri when we entered the last two minutes of the game!
50-53 Mickey with a soft two-point hand, Virtus Bologna breathes!
50-51 Trailer of Kyle Hines in a dunk, -1 for the EA7 Emporio Armani!
48-51 Crazy Jolly by Billy Baron from three points: Olimpia Milano doesn’t give up, -3!
45-51 Perfect tack by Jordan Mickey, +6 Virtus Bologna when there are four minutes to the final siren!
45-49 Melli away: excellent exit of the Milanese from the minute of suspension, -4!
43-49 Support from Bako after the rebound: maximum advantage of the bianconeri, with Ettore Messina having to stop the game for the time-out.
43-47 French bomb, which rises to 12 points!
43-44 Captain Melli infallible from the line: 2/2 and -1 Milan.
41-44 Cordinier with placed, new possession full of advantage of the black Vs!
41-42 Kyle Hines of experience, Olimpia does not give up!
39-42 Bako in suspension, +3 Virtus Bologna!
39-40 1/2 for Melli in the line, Milan returns to -1!
38-40 Cordinier penetrates and scores, +2 for the bianconeri! Immediate time-out of Ettore Messina.
38-38 Ojeleye with the foul! The number 37 keeps Virtus Bologna afloat, still tied! The former Clippers, however, fails the additional free.
Everything is ready for the start of the decisive quarter!
The third quarter also ends: as happened in the two previous partials, it is the EA7 Emporio Armani that is ahead but by only two lengths on 38-36. Short break and it will be the last quarter at the PalaLeonessa in Brescia!
38-36 2/2 also for Billy Baron, Milanese ahead of two points!
36-36 Brandon Davies answers with the time trial stopped, Olimpia Milano’s counter-draw!
34-36 2/2 for the double 0 to the free, the V-blacks put their heads back in front when there is just over a minute to the third siren!
34-34 Cordinier goes all the way: Virtus Bologna draw!
34-32 Coast-to-coast perfect of Red Mamba: the vice-champions of Italy are attacked at -2, Ettore Messina immediately calls time-out.
34-30 Ojeleye suspended from middle distance! The American (with a Nigerian passport) breaks through the double figures with 11 points, the first Juventus player to do so.
34-28 Mannion in penetration, the black Vs do not give up!
34-26 ‘Pippo’ Ricci of experience, +8 Olimpia Milano!
32-26 Mickey takes advantage of the scoreboard and scores, Virtus Bologna remains at -6!
32-24 1/2 for Thomas on the line, Milan maintains a safety margin.
31-24 Ojeleye away: 9 points for the new Juventus player, best scorer of his!
31-22 Additional free to score for the American playmaker, who rises to 17 points!
30-22 UNSTOPPABLE HALL: BASKET AND FOUL!
28-22 Hall raises the parable and scores, new +6 for Olimpia Milano!
Let’s start once again!
21:40 12 points for Devon Hall for EA7 Emporio Armani, while among the ranks of Virtus Bologna the top scorer is Ojeleye with 7 points. The two teams who have already returned to the parquet for the warm-up before the start of the second half.
The second quarter is also on file: at the PalaLeonessa in Brescia the EA7 Emporio Armani Milano is still ahead 26-22!
26-22 Only the thermo time trial is scored: Mitrou-Long makes no mistake, 2/2 and +4 Milan.
24-22 Bako also scores from the line, the black Vs remain at -2.
24-20 Kyle Hines also signs up for the scoresheet, who scores both free throws and brings Olimpia Milano back to +4!
22-20 Kyle Weems perfect with the time trial stopped, Virtus Bologna is at -2.
22-18 Mickey also makes 1/2.
22-17 Only one free scored, instead, by Billy Baron.
21-17 2/2 for Jordan Mickey from the line, V-blacks returning to -4.
21-15 Ojeleye’s dunk on Pajola’s assist: Ettore Messina’s immediate time-out, when there are 4’13 ”to the long interval.
21-13 1/2 for Paul Biligha to the free.
20-13 Two points coming out of the blocks for the guard of San Giovanni in Persiceto (Bologna): Virtus Bologna unlocks and gnaws another three points from their opponents, -7!
20-11 Marco Belinelli does not miss the additional free, the Bolognese are back under the double figure of disadvantage.
Technical foul whistled against Nicolò Melli.
20-10 Camara turns and scores, Virtus Bologna is unlocked and returns to -10 in the second quarter!
Immediate time-out of Sergio Scariolo, who wants to talk to his boys to try to stop the bleeding.
20-8 Devon Hall unstoppable: another bomb, 12 points and 11-0 partial open in favor of EA7 Emporio Armani!
17-8 Perfect Eurostep by Brandon Davies: first two points in the Olimpia jersey for the former Varese and Barcelona player!
15-8 Third triple by Devon Hall, who touches the double figures with 9 points!
We start again for the second quarter!
The first quarter ends: after 10 ‘the EA7 Emporio Armani Milano leads 12-8 on Virtus Bologna!
12-8 Another bomb from Devon Hall, +4 Milan!
9-8 Mickey takes advantage of the physical and leans on the board, -1 for V-black!
9-6 1/2 for Cordinier in the line, Virtus Bologna returns to score after 4’20 ”of fasting!
9-5 Coast-to-coast perfect by Tonut: partial open of 9-0 by the Milanese!
7-5 Devon Hall with the bomb from the corner, first advantage for the Italian Champions!
Last three minutes at the PalaLeonessa in Brescia for this first quarter.
4-5 Perfect support from Deshaun Thomas, EA7’s 4-0 counter-run that returns to a single point of disadvantage.
2-5 Kyle Hines unlocks the score for Olimpia Milano after more than five minutes from the start of the match!
0-5 Ojeleye from three points, another field goal for the former Los Angeles Clippers!
Good defense of Virtus Bologna, with Milan struggling to find the way to the basket.
0-2 Ojeleye on Weems’ assist breaks the deadlock after almost two minutes!
Wet powders in this start of the game, with several errors on both sides.
Everything is ready for the start of the match. Good game everyone!
These are the quintets chosen by the two coaches: Hall, Baron, Melli, Davies, Thomas (Olimpia Milano); Pajola, Lundberg, Weems, Mickey, Ojeleye OJELEYE (Virtus Bologna)
20:40 It’s time for the presentation of the two teams at the PalaLeonessa in Brescia. Five minutes separate us from the two-man ball!
20:35 Several absences on both sides: coach Messina will have to do without Shavon Shields, Gigi Datome and the new playmaker Kevin Pangos (formerly CSKA Moscow). On the Virtus Bologna front, however, the new European champion with Spain Sergio Scariolo will have to renounce Daniel Hackett, Milos Teodosic, ‘Mam’ Jaiteh and the long-term resident Awudu Abass. There is a lot of curiosity to see the new signings at work: Tonut, Billy Baron Mitrou-Long (former ‘landlord’ having played in the Germani Brescia last season) for EA7 Emporio Armani Milano, Jordan Mikey and ‘Iffe ‘Lindberg for Virtus Bologna.
20:25 This is an early final between the two battleships of our Championship. Last year it was the V-blacks who raised the trophy, beating their bitter rivals in the final act of the Unipol Arena in Casalecchio di Reno. Red Shoes however, they made up for it and also with the interests, winning first the Italian Cup (on Tortona) and then the Scudetto, removing it from the bosom of the Bolognese. Who will prevail tonight will face Dinamo Sassari in the final tomorrow night, with the Sardinians who beat Bertram Tortona 83-84.
20:15 Good evening to everyone, friends of OA Sport! Welcome to the LIVE LIVE of Olimpia Milano-Virtus Bologna, semifinal of the Italian Super Cup 2022 in basketball!
LIVE LIVE IN TORTONA-BRESCIA, ITALIAN SUPERCUP BASKETBALL SEMIFINAL
The match schedule
Good morning to all readers of OA Sport! Welcome to the LIVE LIVE of Olimpia Milano-Virtus Bologna, semifinal of the Italian Super Cup 2022 in basketball!
The two battleships find themselves in the semifinals in the umpteenth challenge between the reigning Italian champions and the vice-champions, who saw the Scudetto slip from their chest by the Milanese. Olimpia and Virtus have already faced each other in the Supercup in the final act of the last edition, where the trophy was raised by the V-black of the then neo-coach Sergio Scariolo. But now we start from scratch, with several new faces both on one side and the other.
The Milanese greeted Sergio Rodriguez, Malcolm Delaney and Kaleb Tarczewski, but they have brought to the shadow of the Madonnina already decisive players in Serie A like Stefano Tonut (from Reyer Venezia) and Nazareth Mitrou-Long (from Germani Brescia). Ettore Messina also wanted to raise the technical rate to attempt the climb to the Euroleague, bringing to Olimpia names of the caliber of Brandon Davies (from Barcelona, formerly Varese), the guard Billy Baron (from Zenit St. Petersburg – Russia) and the Canadian play Kevin Pangos from CSKA Moscow.
Virtus Bologna also operated actively in the summer market: they have not renewed Amar Alibegovic and Kevin Hervey, but at the same time the Juventus management has signed two players with experience in the NBA as the Danish Gabriel Lundberg (from Phoenix Suns) and Semi Ojeleye (from Los Angeles Clippers) together with American Jordan Mickey from Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia). Out for this challenge several important pawns like Tornike Shengelia (freshly renovated), Daniel Hackett, Milos Teodosic and ‘Mam’ Jaiteh: However, the Bolognese roster is deep, so Sergio Scariolo knows that he can count on several changes on the bench to replace players who will certainly return in the coming weeks.
Start of the match scheduled at the PalaLeonessa in Brescia at 8.45pm. Have fun everyone with the LIVE LIVE of Olimpia Milano-Virtus Bologna!
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