Verona 77, at Brindisi 69

BRINDISI, Italy (Interstat) — Verona rallied from a first-quarter deficit to defeat Brindisi 77-69 on Thursday at PalaPentassuglia, evening the recent series between the Italian Serie A2 Basket rivals. Brindisi led 22-15 after the opening period, but Verona answered with a 24-14 second quarter to take a 39-36 halftime advantage. The visitors extended their lead to 60-59 after three quarters before holding Brindisi to 10 points in the fourth. Ethan Esposito scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Brindisi. Khalil Ahmad added 16 points, while Tajion Jones contributed eight points and five rebounds. Gabriele Miani posted eight points,… Read more...