Bacon leads Dubai past Olimpia Milano on Thursday
MILAN (Interstat) — Dwayne Bacon scored 29 points to lead Dubai past Olimpia Milano 101-97 on Thursday at Mediolanum Forum. Bacon added three rebounds and one assist in 24 minutes. Mfiondu Kabengele had 18 points, four rebounds and one block, while Jaron Blossomgame added 14 points, six rebounds and one block. Bertans Dav. scored 11 points, and Mckinley Wright contributed six points, four rebounds and four assists as Dubai improved to 6-3. Dubai led 27-26 after one quarter and 54-45 at halftime. Olimpia Milano rallied to take a two-point lead into the fourth, but Dubai outscored the hosts 29-23 in the final period. Garrison Mathews paced Olimpia Milano with 21 points and six rebounds. R J Cole had 14 points, three rebounds and seven assists. Moses Wright scored 16 points with three rebounds and one block. Alec Peters finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and one assist, and Devin Booker added nine points, five rebounds and two assists. Olimpia Milano dropped to 3-6.