Montepaschi Siena leads the Italian League standings with a 17-2 record. Armani Jeans Milano is second at 15-4, with Bennet Cantu right behind at 14-6. In the biggest game in this round, Montepaschi downed Cantu 73-63 in Siena on Sunday. Milovan Rakovic paced the winners with 18 points. Nikos Zisis, Malik Hairston and David Moss each had 10 for Montepaschi. Vladimir Micov led Cantu with 13 points. Mike Green added 11 while Maarten Leunen had 10 for the guests. Montepaschi led 37-32 at halftime and boosted its margin to 54-45 after 30 minues. An outstanding Zisis allowed Montepaschi to keep a safe margin until the final buzzer. Milano topped Dinamo Sassari 88-72 at home behind 27 points from David Hawkins. Mason Rocca added 13, Lynn Greer had 12 while Ibby Jaaber got 11 for Milano, that led 66-54 after three quarters and sealed the outcome long before the final buzzer. Benetton Bwin improved to 9-11 by downing Lottomatica Roma 86-72 in Treviso on Sunday. Devin Smith paced the winners with 21 points. Alessandro Gentile and Greg Brunner each added 14, Massimo Bulleri had 13 while Donatas Motiejunas got 11 for Benetton. Charles Smith led Roma with 21 points. Vladimir Dasic had 16 while Nihad Djedovic got 12 for the guests, that led 44-45 at halftime. Bulleri and Brian Skinner allowed Benetton to get a 70-57 margin after 30 minutes and Benetton never looked back. Pepsi Caserta dropped to 9-11 due to a 69-61 road loss against Canadian Solar Bologna. Viktor Sanikidze led Virtus with 16 points. Jumaine Jones had 20 points for Caserta while Eric Williams and Ebi Ere each added 10. In other games, Air Avellino downed Fabi Shoes Montegranaro 83-75, Scavolini Siviglia Pesaro thrashed Banca Tercas Teramo 72-53, Enel Brindisi defeated Cimberio Varese 96-79 while Vanoli-Braga Cremona bested Angelico Biella 87-72.