Rimini tops Victoria Libertas 91‑78 in Pesaro
PESARO, Italy (Interstat) — Rimini defeated Victoria Libertas 91-78 on Tuesday afternoon in an Italian Serie A2 Basket game at Adriatic Arena. Rimini improved to 25-18, while Victoria Libertas fell to 30-14.
Lorenzo Bucarelli led all scorers with 30 points for Victoria Libertas, adding three rebounds and five assists in 33 minutes. Simone Aromando added 19 points and six rebounds. Pierpaolo Marini paced Rimini with 17 points, five rebounds and four assists. Giovanni Tomassini scored 15 points, and Assane Sankare contributed 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Davide Denegri dished six assists to go with seven points. Ivan Alipiev had nine points and six rebounds, Alessandro Simioni scored eight points, and Zahir Porter added eight points. Matteo Tambone had seven points and five assists for Victoria Libertas.
Rimini bounced back after a 96-94 loss to Victoria Libertas on Saturday, splitting the teams’ two-game series. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for Rimini in the season series.