Luca Banchi’s return to the Olimpia Milan bench ended in defeat as Zalgiris Kaunas escaped the Unipol Forum with an 86-83 win, handing Milan its 10th loss in 11 EuroLeague games.
Milan started well and led 25-18 after the opening quarter, but Zalgiris responded in the second period to take a 45-41 halftime lead. The key stretch came in the third quarter, when the visitors produced an 11-0 run and held Milan to just 11 points to build a 63-52 advantage.
Kaunas stretched the margin to 17 in the fourth, before Milan mounted a dramatic late comeback. Threes from Ricci and Bolmaro brought the hosts back within one possession, and Milan even had a shot to force overtime, but the final attempt missed.
Marko Guduric led Milan with 20 points, Bolmaro added 12 and Hall 11. For Zalgiris, Jonas Valanciunas dominated with 17 points and 20 rebounds, while Tubelis had 15 and 8, Edwards 14 and Grigonis 13. The visitors also won the rebounding battle 46-28.
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