Second at the end of the regular season, Cantù is the first team to qualify for the Italian semi-finals as it swept Varese 3-0 with a 75-69 victory in Game 3. Mike Green and Marty Leunen scored 19 points apiece.
Siena suffered a rare loss at the hands of Virtus Bologna 74-68 but is still 2-1 ahead in the series. Kelvin Rivers scored 20 points and Jared Homan added 15, while Ksistof Lavrinovic collected
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Finally, Treviso regained the lead (2-1) over Avellino with a 74-64 home win. Devin Smith shined with 14 points and 7 rebounds, while Massimo Bulleri and Greg Brunner added 13 each. Omar Thomas’ 21 points were not enough for Avellino.