ROME (Interstat) — BC Roma defeated visiting Balkan 77-72 in overtime Tuesday, improving to 3-3 while Balkan fell to 1-3. Arturs Strautins led BC Roma with 17 points and 8 rebounds. Mathon Sukhmail paced Balkan with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Nico Mannion added 14 points and 7 assists for BC Roma, Kelly Olynyk scored 15 points, and Aleksandar Stoimenov scored 16 points for Balkan. Marko Simonovic pulled down 7 rebounds, Darnell Edge finished with 8 points and 7 rebounds, and Pavlin Ivanov added 10 points and 4 assists. BC Roma shot 21 of 59 from the floor, 4 of 23 from three-point range, and 25 of 31 from the free throw line. Balkan shot 24 of 70 from the field, 7 of 27 from deep, and 16 of 22 at the line. Balkan held a 13-8 edge in offensive rebounds, but committed 19 turnovers to BC Roma’s 13. BC Roma overcame 20 fouls and used a 13-12 overtime period to secure the home win. Balkan committed 26 fouls. Next, BC Roma hosts Venezia on Saturday, while Balkan hosts Levski Sofia on Friday.