Olimpia Milano edges Virtus Bologna in Euroleague home thriller

MILAN (Interstat) — Olimpia Milano edged visiting Virtus Bologna 87-85 on Tuesday in a Euroleague game at Mediolanum Forum. Olimpia Milano improved to 2-1, while Virtus Bologna fell to 1-2. Virtus Bologna led 21-17 after the first quarter and 47-36 at halftime. Olimpia Milano trimmed the margin to 65-57 after three quarters, then outscored Virtus Bologna 30-20 in the fourth. Aliou Diarra led Virtus Bologna with 15 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in 23 minutes. Marko Guduric paced Olimpia Milano with 14 points and four rebounds in 26 minutes. Jason Burnell grabbed 10 rebounds for Olimpia Milano. Marcus Carr added 10 points and nine assists for Virtus Bologna. Moses Wright had 11 points and seven rebounds for Olimpia Milano. Trent Frazier contributed seven points, five rebounds and five assists for Virtus Bologna. Darius Thompson scored 12 for Olimpia Milano. Wendell Moore scored 12 for Virtus Bologna. R J Cole scored 11 for Olimpia Milano. Bobi Klintman added seven points and five rebounds for Virtus Bologna. The game was organized by the Euroleague. Olimpia Milano next visits Baskonia, while Virtus Bologna hosts Olympiacos.