Cagliari 70, at Moncalieri 61

MONCALIERI, Italy (Interstat) — Cagliari defeated Moncalieri 70-61 in an Italy A2 women’s professional basketball game Wednesday, overcoming the home team’s statistical favoritism. Cagliari improved to 11-14 behind a balanced effort. Giorgia Bovenzi led all scorers with 17 points. Top star Meriem Nasraoui added 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for a double-double. Moncalieri, which fell to 9-16, was led by Marta Pellegrini’s 25 points and seven rebounds. Divine Obaseki dominated the glass with 17 rebounds to go with 16 points in the loss. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Moncalieri with a 65.8 percent probability to win. The teams… Read more...