VENICE, Italy (Interstat) — Venezia defeated visiting Cantu 85-73 on Saturday at Palasport Taliercio in an Italian Lega Basket Serie A game. Venezia improved to 1-0, while Cantu fell to 0-1. Kyle Wiltjer led Venezia with 27 minutes, 16 points, four rebounds and four assists. Amedeo Tessitori, Venezia’s top star, added 20 minutes, 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Glynn Watson contributed 24 minutes, 11 points, two rebounds and six assists. Leonardo Candi scored 14 points with two rebounds and one assist in 25 minutes. For Cantu, Semaj Christon posted 23 minutes, 11 points, two rebounds and two assists. Enoch Boakye grabbed nine rebounds and scored seven points in 20 minutes for Venezia. Riccardo Moraschini had 19 minutes, eight points, five rebounds and one assist for Cantu, while Davide Moretti added 20 minutes, 11 points, two rebounds and three assists. Savion Flagg finished with 28 minutes, seven points, two rebounds and four assists, and Andrejs Grazulis added 23 minutes, eight points, three rebounds and two assists.