Basketball, Coppa Italia: Milan-Tortona 78-61, Delaney mvp, Melli 14 points

And there are 8! Milan wins the Italian Cup, repeating last year’s success and thus putting yet another trophy on the showcase. Against the surprise Tortona (who had eliminated Virtus Bologna in the semifinal) ends 78-61: Olimpia in fact never had any particular problems, with a first and last quarter of a great level that forced the opponent to surrender.

The race

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After some initial equilibrium, Milan opens by pulling very well from 3 (4/5) with two shots from Daniels to sign. Tortona (never ahead during the match) struggles in attack, suffers too much (19 points after 6 ‘), is already behind in double figures at the end of the first quarter (25-13). The race from now on sees many errors, also and above all by the Ax who in the second half scored only 16, undergoing 20, for a 41-33 of the long interval where Delaney and Daniels are at 8 points, while in the team by Ramondino there are 14 by Macura and 8 by Mascolo. The production of points drops again at the end of the third half: they will be 12, against the 14 of the Piedmontese who at 28 ‘also find -3 (48-45). The 53-47 at the end of the quarter could make us think of a reopened match, but it is immediately clear that this is not the case because the initial 6-0 of Olimpia in just 1’49 “leads to +12 (59-47) which then on 70-52 of the 35 ‘(two triples in a row by Rodriguez and Datome) is translated into a worry-free management of the remaining minutes with Melli enriching the personal scoreboard by closing as the best scorer of his team, while Malcolm Delaney is the mvp of the event .

Milan: Melli 14, Hall 12, Delaney 10

Tortona: Macura 17, Filloy 12, Mascolo 11