CREMONA, Italy (Interstat) — Cremona held off Cagliari 59-56 on Wednesday at PalaRadi, winning a defensive battle in Italian Serie A2 Basket action.

Cremona led 23-15 after the first quarter and 32-27 at halftime. Cagliari cut the deficit to 49-37 entering the fourth, then outscored Cremona 19-10 in the final period but fell short.

Cremona shot 22 of 58 from the floor and 7 of 27 from three-point range, while Cagliari shot 21 of 72 and 6 of 29 from deep. Cremona held a 41-36 rebounding edge and blocked four shots to Cagliari’s two. Cremona committed 13 turnovers, Cagliari six.

Simonte Barbante recorded 10 points, 10 rebounds and three assists for Cremona. Vittorio Bartoli added 12 points and four rebounds. Matias Bortolin had six points and five rebounds off the bench. Kadeem Allen contributed nine points, five rebounds and three assists.

Matteo Ghirlanda led Cagliari with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Robert Allen also scored 13 points with seven rebounds. Matteo Schina had eight points and four assists.

Cremona improved to 19-19, while Cagliari fell to 16-22.